Local pharmacists in Forth Valley can provide free treatment and expert advice for a wide range of common conditions through the NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service – no GP appointment or prescription needed.
They can help with conditions such as sinusitis, sore throat, earache, insect bites, impetigo, shingles & uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women.
Additional services available:
- Emergency contraception and an initial 3-month supply of the progestogen-only pill
- Antibiotics for children and young people, including:
- Penicillin V for children aged 5+ with acute sore throats
- Flucloxacillin for skin infections in patients up to 17 years old
- A free sharps disposal service for people who use injectable treatments (e.g. for diabetes)
Pharmacy First Plus
Pharmacy First Plus is an enhanced service available at select pharmacies in Forth Valley, offering more treatment and prescriptions than the Pharmacy First scheme – including antibiotics – for more complex conditions like chest infections, sore ears, sore throats, and sinusitis. This can help you avoid a GP visit.
Not all pharmacies offer this service, as it requires a specially trained prescribing pharmacist. Please call ahead to check availability. Contact details for participating pharmacies are listed below.
- Davidsons Chemists, Clackmannan – 01259 722635
- Right Medicine Pharmacy, Dollar – 01259 742536
- Aberfoyle Pharmacy – 01877 389127
- Cambusbarron Pharmacy – 01786 479079
- Capsule Pharmacy, Barnton Street, Stirling (Tues, Thurs & Fri) – 01786 474751
- Davidsons Chemists, Drymen – 01360 661285
- Davidsons Chemists, Strathblane – 01360 770731
- Holm Pharmacy, Cornton, Stirling – 01786 447265
- Killearn Pharmacy – 01360 550242
- M Farren Pharmacy, Callendar – 01877 330132
- Macfarlanes Pharmacy, Drip Road, Stirling – 01786 652004
- Plean Pharmacy – 01786 817123
- Right Medicine Pharmacy, Bridge of Allan – 01786 832311
- Right Medicine Pharmacy, University of Stirling – 01786 463303
- Right Medicine, Bannockburn – 01786 813460
- St Ninians Pharmacy, 01786 475967
- Strathallan Pharmacy – 01786 832313
- W Davidson & Son, Killin – 01567 829006
- Woodside Pharmacy, Doune – 01786 841216
- Boots Pharmacy, Bo’ness – 01506 822106
- Boots Pharmacy, Falkirk – 01324 620535
- Brightons Pharmacy – 01324 712526
- Callendar Pharmacy, High St, Falkirk – 01324 228433
- Denny Pharmacy – 01324 357760
- Falkirk Pharmacy – 01324 635859
- Howard Pharmacy, Grangemouth – 01324 482008
- Lindsay & Gilmour, Grangemouth – 01324 482079
- Meadowbank Health Centre Pharmacy, Polmont – 01324 717865
- Ren Pharmacy, Stenhousemuir – 01324 554135
- Right Medicine Pharmacy, Slamannan – 01324 851265
- Shieldhill Pharmacy – 01324 624754
- Stenhousemuir Pharmacy – 01324 553323
Remember to check your medicine supplies regularly, especially before holidays, and only order what you need to avoid waste.
Why a Medicines Review Can Help You
A quick chat with a healthcare professional can help ensure your medicines are still right for you. It’s a good opportunity to check what’s working, what’s not, and help you feel your best. Talk to your pharmacist, doctor, or nurse about your medicines – or use the Manage My Meds website or app.
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Did You Know?
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In Forth Valley there are 75 community pharmacies spread across the entire region who, between them, dispensed more than five million prescriptions last year.
- Unused medicines cost the health service in Forth Valley £5 million each year. This is the equivalent of 800 hip replacements or 600 heart by-pass operations so please order only the medicines that you require. Some community pharmacies in Forth Valley also provide other pharmaceutical services including: Oxygen service, Palliative care, Stoma service and Disposal of pharmaceutical waste.