There are 30 pharmacies with NHS contracts in Kingston.
Pharmacists are experts in medicines and how they work. They play a key role in providing quality healthcare to patients.
A full list of pharmacies in Kingston is available from the left hand link. You can also use the service finder on the home page.
Pharamcists dispense your prescriptions, provide a range of services related to specific health issues and can give advice on healthy living and minor ailments.
The services that may be available from your pharmacy are:
Its worth bearing in mind that your pharmacist can also give health advice and avoid a trip to the GP. For example, for conditions like a runny nose, cough or headache, hangover, grazed knee or sore throat are best cured by over the counter medicine and plenty of rest at home.
You can talk to your pharmacists in confidence - even about the most personal symptoms and you don't need to make an appointment.
Minor ailments include:
Prescription costs as of 1 April 2019
In an emergency, to find out which local pharmacies are open contact NHS 111, www.nhs.uk