Paracetamol & Ibuprofen Patient Information Do you really need a prescription for over-the-counter medicines? In Northern Ireland we spend more than £8 million annually on medicines which can easily be bought in local pharmacies and other retail outlets. This could pay for: Hip replacement operations, more treatments for breast cancer and more community nurses. Hayfever […]
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Supporting Self-Care: Community Pharmacy Minor Ailments Service Community Pharmacists already advise patients on a wide range of minor ailments and either recommend treatment or refer on to another healthcare professional. The NI Minor Ailments Service builds upon this expertise allowing community pharmacists to offer some treatments, if they are considered necessary, free of charge to
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Referral to Local Pharmacy: No prescription required If you have a common condition that can be treated with a medication that is available to buy over the counter you will be asked to attend your local pharmacy. You do not need to make an appointment to speak to the pharmacist, just pop in anytime and they
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Ordering Repeat Prescriptions Online Patients can now order repeat prescriptions online by clicking the button below and completing a simple one-off registration. ⇓ Register today… Access the Online System to Order your Repeat Prescriptions If you have already registered for this service simply click the button below, this will take you to the Patient Services
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Due to our current clinical system provider ceasing to operate, Scotch Quarter Practice will move to a new computer system from Friday 5th December 2025. This will impact on services we can provide between 5th December to 12th December.
If you have a prescription due between these dates you MUST order no later than 3rd December 2025. The practice will have no facility to process prescriptions until after the installation of our new system. If you are an online user you will receive an email notification from [email protected] on how to register for the new online system once fully operational – (this is not spam). You can continue to use online services until 28th November 2025. We have currently ceased new applications for online services.
Your patience and understanding is appreciated during this process.