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Care at the Chemist/Minor Ailments

Instead of booking and waiting for a GP appointment you can visit your local pharmacist. We can help you with many common health complaints, we can give advice or where appropriate we can offer medicines that will help clear up the problem (we will advise you to see your GP if we feel that is needed.)

In person

Millennium Pharmacy (St Helens)

4.4
29-31 Shaw Street, St. Helens, WA10 1DG
Appointment length:
15 minutes
Millennium Pharmacy (St Helens)
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Ailments treated under Care at the Chemist (St Helens)

According to the St Helens Cares website, the following conditions can currently be treated by a pharmacist under the service:

  • Allergies

  • Athlete’s foot

  • Cold sores

  • Colic

  • Constipation

  • Coughs, colds and sore throats

  • Cystitis (women)

  • Diarrhoea

  • Ear wax

  • Haemorrhoids

  • Headache

  • Head lice

  • Indigestion

  • Mouth ulcers

  • Minor eye infections

  • Minor skin reactions

  • Nappy rash

  • Nasal congestion

  • Oral thrush

  • Pain or temperature (fever)

  • Teething

  • Threadworm

  • Thrush (genital)

  • Warts and verrucas

The scheme allows pharmacists to assess, advise and provide treatment (including free medication for those exempt from NHS prescription charges) for these conditions. This is confirmed by the service specification issued by NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB, which outlines that pharmacists can supply treatments for a defined list of minor ailments using an agreed local formulary.