The Chickenpox Vaccination Service is available to those seeking protection from the chickenpox virus, including those who are eligible through the NHS but choose a private vaccination service. This is a private service and the cost is £80 per injection. If our Chickenpox Vaccination Service is suitable, you'll receive two vaccinations at a minimum of six weeks apart. If you, or your child, had a first dose of chickenpox vaccination at a different provider, you can still have your second dose with us, providing you meet all the eligibility criteria for the service. The service is suitable for both adults and children aged between one and 65 years inclusive at the time of the first vaccination.

Poole Bay Pharmacy currently offer free delivery to anyone who is 70 or over. For those under 70 who require a delivery there will be a charge of £2 to cover some of the additional costs we will incur. For those who wish to make use of this service please call the pharmacy or contact us via our website. Please order in good time. Due to our high volume of deliveries we ask to allow 4-5 working days before you will receive your medication. We do not deliver on the weekends.

We provide the Discharge Medicines Service.  The service has been established to help you understand your medicines and any changes when you leave hospital and to reduce incidences of avoidable harm caused by medicines. 

Easily accessible location and just a brief consultation, we ensure a hassle free service to all our patients. Either book online or simply walk in and ask to speak to our friendly and professional pharmacist about the morning after pill. 

Our pharmacist will need to see the person that the emergency contraception is intended for, and will need to ask a few questions regarding the patients’ medical history. This is done in the privacy of our consultation room and everything discussed is in complete confidence. The sooner you come to our pharmacy to take the morning after pill, the greater the chances of avoiding pregnancy.

If the Pharmacist feels like EllaOne or Levonelle 1500 (Levonorgestrel) are not suitable for you, they will not give you the morning after pill, but advise you to see your health care professional.

We are one of the few pharmacies that are able to provide the morning after pill free of charge to patients, agree to a private consultation and who meet the NHS criteria. Alternatively, the pill can be purchased privately from our pharmacy.

We will be offering flu vaccinations for the upcoming season starting in October. To determine if you are eligible for a free NHS flu vaccination this season, please click the following link:  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/. NHS flu vaccinations will be offered via appointments which can be booked though our website or contacting the pharmacy via phone or in person. https://poolebaypharmacy.co.uk/appointments

You can book a consultation to receive ongoing free supply of your oral contraception for up to 6 months. We will require your BMI and for you to bring your most recent Blood Pressure reading to the consultation. To be eligible you must be either taking the combined oral contraceptive (COC)from menarche up to and including 49 years of age or the progestogen only pill (POP) from menarche up to and including 54 years of age. This service is also available for those who wish to start new oral contraception for the first time or needs to restart oral contraception following a pill free break. If you wish to start or change your method to one that is not oral contraception then you would not be eligible for this service. For those not eligible you would need to book an appointment with your surgery or sexual health clinic (https://sexualhealthdorset.org/).

Please click this link to book: https://poolebaypharmacy.co.uk/appointments

Poole Bay Pharmacy will be offering a private flu vaccine service from October. This service is available for patients over the age of 18 years, between the ages of 2 years to 17 years where the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) is contraindicated or is unavailable, and those who are not eligible to be vaccinated under the NHS Influenza vaccine service, or wish to be vaccinated privately. The cost of the service is £20. Private flu vaccinations will be offered via appointments which can be booked though our website or contacting the pharmacy. https://poolebaypharmacy.co.uk/appointments

This service helps to protect against getting shingles. This is a private service and the cost is £225 per dose. It’s suitable for adults aged 18 and over (subject to availability). If the Shingles vaccination service is suitable, you'll receive two vaccinations and the second dose can be administered between 2 and 6 months after the first dose. If you had a first dose of shingles vaccination at a different provider, you can still have your second dose with us, providing you meet all the eligibility criteria for the service.

The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats we have ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year around the world. According to the NHS, in the UK alone, smoking kills over 80,000 people every year and a further 500,000 people are admitted into hospital as a direct result of smoking.

Smoking has been linked to countless conditions from depression, infertility and asthma, to the more serious conditions such as lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease. It’s really not surprising that this is the case when you consider how many harmful substances there are in a cigarette. They have thousands of different chemicals, some of which are carcinogenic (cancer causing), and examples of others being acetone (used as nail polish remover), lead and cadmium (a highly toxic metal.)

The truth of the matter is, we all know how bad smoking is for our health, and a majority of smokers will say that they want to quit but giving up can be hard. Especially without the right help and support. That’s where our friendly and professional staff come in!

There is now more support than ever before, not just in the form of information, but also products designed to reduce cravings and to fight off any of the horrible withdrawal symptoms. One of the developments has been the introduction of Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT.) There are a variety of NRT products available:

• Patches
• Gum
• Inhalators
• Mouth Sprays
• Nasal Sprays
• Tablets
• Lozenges

Smoking is addictive because of the nicotine in cigarettes. That is why it is hard to quit. By starting one or even a combination of the above therapies, they will give a smoker a dose of nicotine in their blood. This reduces the nicotine withdrawal symptoms and cravings, whilst they break away from the psychological habit of smoking.

Our staff can advise you on the best way to kick your smoking habit. By coming in to our store our trained pharmacist will provide you with a free consultation, asking you questions such as how many cigarettes you smoke in a day and what triggers the need for a cigarette etc. By determining your ‘level of nicotine addiction’ the pharmacist will then be able to offer their advice on what they think would work best for you.

The pharmacist may even offer advice in other forms, for example, letting you know about any local support groups, advising you to take up a hobby or even suggesting a routine to start you off.

The benefit of having this support is that we are there 7 days a week whenever you need help, or even just a friendly professional to speak with. It is a proven fact that if you receive support while trying to stop smoking your chance for success is greatly increased.

Please click this link for more information about our travel clinic and to book an appointment:  

https://poolebaypharmacy.co.uk/poole-bay-travel-clinic