Emma Anderson

  We are busy setting our branches up as healthy living pharmacies. This means that our pharmacies will meet certain public health standards. Public health is a term used to describe considering the health of a whole community. We will focus on the needs of the community around each of our branches. So the exact details will be unique to each branch. We are working with our branch managers to consider health promotion topics for each branch. You can find out more about the health in your local community by... Read More

We often get asked about bites and stings. This article tells you more about bites and stings and how to prevent and treat them. Most stings cause pain and slight swelling but have little other effect. Occasionally, some people are allergic to stings and can develop reactions that can be life-threatening. Call an ambulance straight away if you think you have an allergic reaction soon after being stung. Signs of a severe allergic reaction include blotchy rash, wheezing, swelling of your mouth or face, general redness of your skin, a... Read More

This article tells you more about your responsibilities if you want to drive when you are taking medicines. This is one of a series of posts to support healthy communities. All of our branches are becoming healthy living pharmacies. This means that our staff will be looking at the health needs in your local community. They will use this information to plan activities to support your community to improve their health.   Medicines and driving Did you know that the rate of people killed and seriously injured on roads in... Read More

This article tells you about how you can avoid mosquito bites. There are a number of things that you can do to reduce your risk of mosquito bites. This is important to prevent malaria and other infections.   Be aware of the risks of malaria and other infections in your destination Your risk of malaria and other infections will depend on the country that you are travelling to, whether the area you will be staying in is urban or rural and the kinds of activities that you will be doing... Read More

You may have heard that our Ruddington pharmacy will be moving. We have purchased The Old Dairy Cottage on Charles Street and plan to move. We have enjoyed a great history on the High Street. However community pharmacy has changed much over the last ten to twenty years and so have the ideal attributes of a pharmacy premises. Why is the Ruddington Pharmacy going to  move? Whilst we have enjoyed working in our current High Street location, there are some limitations. There is limited parking on the High Street and we are particularly concerned to ensure that we are... Read More

Starting a new medicine can be daunting. However, your pharmacist is here to help. If you are starting medicine for one of the following conditions we are able to offer you the New Medicines Service: asthma lung conditions such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, type 2 diabetes high blood pressure conditions where you take a medicine to control the way your blood clots   If you are starting a medicine for another condition please ask your pharmacist for advice. As pharmacists we value the new medicine service. It allows us to give... Read More