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Your local pharmacy

Pharmacies offer a lot more services today than in the past. Watch a video about what your pharmacist can do for you.

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How your pharmacy can help

Your local pharmacy is more than just a shop for medicines. It could save you a trip to your GP.

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Medicines out of hours

How to get your prescription medicines outside usual opening hours.

Your medicine cabinet

A pharmacist explains the essential medicines no household medicine cabinet should be without.

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Treating common conditions

Not feeling well? Your pharmacy can deal with minor health problems and save you a visit to your GP.

Medicines for children

All children have their share of coughs and colds. Find out what medicines you should keep handy.

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Your medicines questions

What should you do with leftover medicines? A pharmacist answers this and other questions.

Pharmacy facts

Ten facts about pharmacies. Did you know they dispense more than two million items a day?

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Do you have asthma?

Asthma affects more than 5 million people in the UK. Take this interactive quiz to see if you could have it.

Video: stop smoking

Your local pharmacy can help you stop smoking. Watch this video to see how other real-life smokers quit.

Video: weight loss tips

Some local pharmacies run weekly weight loss meetings. In this video, real-life slimmers share tips that worked for them.

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