Check your blood pressure

The only way of knowing whether you have high blood pressure is to have a blood pressure test.

All adults over 40 are advised to have their blood pressure checked at least every 5 years. Getting this done is easy and could save your life.

You can get your blood pressure tested at a number of places, including at our pharmacies. If you've not been diagnosed with high blood pressure and would like to get yours checked, contact or visit one of our branches. 

If we find any potential signs of high blood pressure, we will refer you to your GP for further investigation and treatment if appropriate.

Please call the pharmacy and we can arrange for a collection of the unwanted medicines.

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) sends electronic prescriptions from GP surgeries to pharmacies. Eventually EPS will remove the need for most paper prescriptions. You can sign up in branch or at www.somerbypharmacy.co.uk

Our personalised delivery service operates during the opening hours of the stores. We are happy to pick up prescriptions from your doctors surgery too. We will also send prescription by post.

The pharmacist and our trained assistants are available for advice on all medicines and minor ailments, in private over the phone if required. We can also give you advice on how to live a healthy life, for example, advice on how to stop smoking or healthy diets. We can direct you to other sources of advice and assistance if we cannot help you ourselves.

We have a range of compliance aids available which we can provide to customers that struggle to manage their medication, which will help them take the correct medication at the correct time. Please ask for details.

We dispense NHS prescriptions and will give advice on how to get the most benefit from your medicines. We keep a comprehensive stock of medicines and use a fast and an efficient wholesaler service to enable us to fill all prescriptions promptly.

We can dispense NHS repeat dispensing prescriptions issued by your doctor. Ask us for more information about this service.