{"id":1879,"date":"2018-11-23T20:05:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T20:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthforkids.co.uk\/nottinghamshire\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:17:20","slug":"pharmacy-whats-the-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthforkids.co.uk\/nottinghamshire\/pharmacy-whats-the-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacy: what\u2019s the deal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By visiting your pharmacy instead, you could save yourself time and trouble. Instead of booking and waiting for a GP appointment, you can visit your local pharmacy any time \u2013 just walk in.<\/p>\n<p>All pharmacists are trained to recognise many common health complaints. They can give advice or, where appropriate, medicines that will help clear up the problem.<\/p>\n<p>If your problem is more serious and needs the attention of a GP, your pharmacist will recognise this and advise you to see your GP instead.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a common health problem, a trip to your local pharmacy is an option.<\/p>\n<p>Your pharmacist will be able to help with:<br \/>\n\u2022 skin conditions, such as mild acne and mild eczema<br \/>\n\u2022 coughs and colds, including nasal congestion and sore throat<br \/>\n\u2022 minor cuts and bruises<br \/>\n\u2022 constipation and haemorrhoids (piles)<br \/>\n\u2022 hay fever and allergies<br \/>\n\u2022 aches and pains, such as headaches, earache and back pain<br \/>\n\u2022 indigestion, diarrhoea and threadworms<br \/>\n\u2022 period pain and thrush<br \/>\n\u2022 warts and verruca\u2019s, mouth ulcers and cold sores<br \/>\n\u2022 athlete\\&#8217;s foot<\/p>\n<p>Find your nearest Pharmacy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By visiting your pharmacy instead, you could save yourself time and trouble. Instead of booking and waiting for a GP appointment, you can visit your local pharmacy any time \u2013 just walk in. All pharmacists are trained to recognise many common health complaints. They can give advice or, where appropriate, medicines that will help clear &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthforkids.co.uk\/nottinghamshire\/pharmacy-whats-the-deal\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":1932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3,6,4,32],"tags":[26,27,25],"class_list":["post-1879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-campaign","category-event","category-news","category-parenting-tips","tag-health","tag-pharmacist","tag-pharmacy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Visit you local pharmacy | Health for Kids | Nottinghamshire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Visit your local pharmacy for help with common health complaints. 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