Bypass GP and get meds direct from your chemist
Daily Mirror UK|May 09, 2023
PATIENTS will be able to get prescription medicines directly from their local pharmacy under plans to ease pressure on GPS
LUCY THORNTON
Bypass GP and get meds direct from your chemist

Those suffering from any of seven common complaints including a sore throat, earache or urinary tract infections, could soon bypass the doctor.

Pharmacists would also write prescriptions for shingles, infected insect bites, impetigo and sinusitis. Women would no longer need to talk to a nurse or GP to get oral contraception.

This story is from the May 09, 2023 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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