Pharmacy First PLUS

Pharmacy First PLUS

Advanced Prescribing Support at Muirend Pharmacy

Pharmacy First Plus gives you direct access to a prescribing pharmacist for a wide range of acute conditions—without needing to see your GP. At Muirend Pharmacy in Glasgow, our independent prescribing (IP) pharmacists can assess, diagnose, and provide NHS treatments for many common clinical conditions.

This enhanced service is delivered as part of NHS Pharmacy First Scotland, supported by Community Pharmacy Scotland, ensuring patients receive safe, accessible, and expert care close to home.

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What We Can Treat – Pharmacy First Plus (Prescribing Service)

Through Pharmacy First Plus, our prescribing pharmacists can treat a broad range of conditions, provide NHS prescriptions where clinically appropriate, and advise when further review is required.

Examples of conditions we can manage include:

• Acne and skin infections

• Athlete’s foot and fungal nails

• Backache, earache, or headache

• Diarrhoea, constipation, and haemorrhoids (piles)

• Cough, nasal congestion, sore throat

• Emergency Hormonal Contraception

• Hay fever, eczema, and allergic reactions

• Head lice and threadworms

• Indigestion and reflux

• Mouth ulcers and cold sores

• Period pain, thrush, and other women’s health concerns

• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) assessment and treatment

• Warts and verrucae treatments (not removal)

• Selected acute infections or conditions requiring prescription-only medicines (POMs), where appropriate under Pharmacy First Plus

Your prescribing pharmacist will discuss the safest and most effective treatment options—NHS or private—so you can make an informed decision.

Why Choose Muirend Pharmacy for Pharmacy First Plus?

1. Direct Access to a Prescribing Clinician

Our independent prescribing pharmacists have advanced clinical training, allowing them to carry out full clinical assessments and issue NHS prescriptions within their scope of practice. This means you can often receive the same care you would expect from a GP, but with greater accessibility and significantly shorter waiting times.

2. No Need to Visit the GP for Many Acute Conditions

Pharmacy First Plus allows you to receive treatment without booking a GP appointment, reducing waiting times and avoiding unnecessary pressure on practices and out-of-hours services.

3. Faster, Easier, Local Healthcare

Our high-street location means you can be seen quickly, six days a week, with private consultation rooms available for confidential assessments.

4. Supporting the NHS

In line with Community Pharmacy Scotland’s vision, Pharmacy First Plus helps redirect GP and A&E demand by enabling pharmacists to manage a wider range of conditions safely and effectively. This frees up GP appointments for more complex care while ensuring patients receive timely treatment.

5. Safe and Professional Care

Our prescribing team will always refer you to your GP or A&E when necessary. You can be confident you are receiving the right level of care from highly trained clinical professionals.

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Choose Muirend Pharmacy for modern prescription services

Choosing Muirend Pharmacy will make getting your meds hassle-free by:

– Sending you text or email reminders when you need to order your repeat prescriptions.
– Letting you order your repeat prescriptions online – whenever and wherever you want.
– Giving you prescription status updates so you don’t have to call us.
– Sending you notifications when your meds are ready to collect.
– 24-hour prescription collection service using our Pharmaself24 collection system.

Muirend Pharmacy is a modern prescribing pharmacy that embraces the many ways to make accessing our services more convenient for you. Plus, we love using innovative technology that is improving how we all access healthcare.

So, register online today and make getting prescriptions better.