30 great reasons to visit your local LloydsPharmacy
1 GOING somewhere exotic this summer and think you need jabs? No need to wait for a GP appointment, go to a reliable online medical resource, such as OnlineDoctor. LloydsPharmacy.com to have your needs assessed and vaccination organised for you at a local LloydsPharmacy. 2 DON’T be one of the 2,000 Brits who return from their far-flung holiday each year with the potentially deadly disease of malaria. An online service, such as Online Doctor at LloydsPharmacy, can prescribe you the medication you need to prevent it.
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jet lag’s going to spoil your holiday – or that you’ll suffer when you come home? Tablets can be prescribed online with a hormone to help regulate your sleep pattern, so you can make the most of your trip. 4IS A glowing complexion a thing of your dreams? Why not try the FREE LloydsPharmacy Skin Analysis Service which will work out what type of skin you have and what you can do to make it healthier? Its pharmacists are also on hand to recommend the best products for you.
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YOU have acne, eczema or psoriasis? Stop by at a pharmacy and talk to experts about specialist products that can help you manage the condition and prevent embarrassing or uncomfortable flare-ups.
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a pharmacist is so easy. LloydsPharmacy has 1,800 pharmacies in the UK, including some inside Sainsbury’s supermarkets, which means finding one is very simple.
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YOU one of the seven million Brits who don’t know they have high blood pressure? A LloydsPharmacy pharmacist can help you find out for FREE. It’s important – there
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a free blood pressure test in a private room, book online or pop into a LloydsPharmacy. It takes just a few minutes and if your pressure is too high, support and advice can be offered.
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WELL as your blood pressure, you might want to check your cholesterol levels – it’s also a major contributor to coronary heart disease, something that affects more than two million people in this country. Your pharmacy can help here, too.
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cholesterol and heart check – for which LloydsPharmacy charges up to £15 – takes around 15 minutes. You’ll answer a lifestyle questionnaire while an expert takes a drop of blood from your finger and tests it, then measures your blood pressure. If your readings are too high, you’ll be given advice and support on how to lower both.
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to be beach-body ready but worried you look like a beach ball instead? LloydsPharmacy has got weight loss wrapped up. It has a range of products to help, including SlimFast shakes and over-the-counter slimming aids like Alli, while the Online Doctor can prescribe prescription weight-loss treatment, which stops fat being absorbed. 12 THAT moment when you realise you’ve forgotten to use birth control or that it’s failed can be terrifying. Don’t let it be – have a private consultation with a pharmacist, who’ll issue emergency contraception, if appropriate, on the NHS. 13 IF YOU’RE too embarrassed to see your GP about erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation, a pharmacist can help. LloydsPharmacy’s Online Doctor, for instance, offers a safe and discreet way to get help, and any medicines or creams prescribed can either be picked up or delivered to your home. 14 AS A third of all infertility cases are thought to be caused by chlamydia, it’s vital both sexes get checked for the disease. Go to a resource such as LloydsPharmacy’s Online Doctor to buy a kit to take a sample in your own home and send it off for testing without needing to see a physician. If you test positive, you’ll receive free treatment, if you’re medically suitable. 15 YOU can also get discreetly checked for a host of other sexually transmitted infections through kits sent via an online doctor such as LloydsPharmacy’s, including gonorrhoea, HIV, trichomonas and gardnerella vaginalis. 16 AN online service such as LloydsPharmacy’s can also help with prescriptions for a host of health concerns, including migraines and hair loss, as well as contraception and tablets to delay a woman’s period for up to 17 days. You can collect the same day. 17 YOU can also order repeat prescriptions from UK-registered online doctors for cholesterol-busting drugs or medication for type 2 diabetes – either to be picked up by yourself or delivered. 18 IF YOU need assistance with remembering to take the right pills at the right time, a pharmacist can help. Go online to see the selection of pill boxes at LloydsPharmacy.com, for instance, or pop into a store. 19 IT’S SUMMER and it’s best to avoid burning – it can increase the chance of skin cancer – but if you do get caught out, try a product such as soothing Solero Aloe Vera aftersun gel (available for £7 for 200ml at LloydsPharmacy) to cool, moisturise and nourish painfully reddened skin.
20 MANY of the 900,000 Brits with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) find higher temperatures cause symptoms to flare1. An in-store Respiratory Support Service such as that provided free at LloydsPharmacy can assess how well you’ve managed your medicines and, if needed, give advice on how to improve things. 21 THE same service is on offer at LloydsPharmacy to those with asthma – which can be worse in summer if pollen is a trigger2. With support, you can take control. 22 ALTERNATIVELY, have your inhaler technique checked. Around 70 per cent don’t use it correctly. A pharmacy such as LloydsPharmacy can help you perfect the way you use it. 23GIVING your lungs a regular workout can also help those with breathing problems: come into a LloydsPharmacy and find out exactly how to perform the right exercises.
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WORST thing about holidays? Mosquito bites. Those nasty little critters can even give you malaria in certain countries – but LloydsPharmacy stocks strong Jungle Formula (from £5.66 for 90ml) to keep them away. 25IF YOU’RE one of the ten million Brits who experiences pain nearly every day, your pharmacy may be able to help. Not only does LloydsPharmacy stock a wide range of pain relief, but its Pain Management Service is on hand to help. 26THIS free one-to-one consultation with a pharmacist involves a pain-control test to find immediate, personalised recommendations, from different drug combinations to yoga and breathing exercises. 27IT WORKS! Nearly half of those surveyed after a LloydsPharmacy Pain Management Survey said their pain had been less intense and close to a third saw an improvement in their sleep.
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to stop smoking? Let your pharmacist help you. Talk to the experts at LloydsPharmacy, who’ll be able to offer great advice on the best way to quit. And remember – with support, you’re FOUR times more likely to give up successfully.
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HOST of nicotine replacement therapies is in stock at LloydsPharmacy, from patches to lozenges and gums, but other assistance is also available, such as helping you identify – and avoid – the triggers that make you reach for ciggies.
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SO easy to book in for any in-store checks and tests at LloydsPharmacy. Simply go to booking. LloydsPharmacy.com and fill out the form. Or you can just go into a LloydsPharmacy store, if you don’t mind waiting a few minutes for the pharmacist to become available. It’s best to phone ahead to check they provide the service, as not all stores do. SOURCES: 1. British Lung Foundation. 2. Asthma UK