Find out what happens at a pharmacist appointment.

Nakash Hussain and Alice Pennock are our clinical pharmacists, they offer phone appointments at Alwoodley Medical Centre.  We may have other pharmacists doing specific work with us.

If you have been asked to speak to the clinical pharmacist or take 6 or more medications and are having problems or have any medication queries, then please book an appointment with one of the pharmacists. Appointments are booked via the receptionist.

What does a Clinical Pharmacist do in a GP practice?

Clinical Pharmacists are experts in medicines and can help people stay as well as possible. They support those with long term conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes or anyone taking multiple medicines to make sure their medication is working.

They can help with:

In-depth reviews of your medicines if you have a long-term condition.

Agreeing and making changes to your prescription

Advice about medicines and side effects.

The Clinical Pharmacist will go through all your medication with you. They will ask you what is important to you and about how you manage your medicines normally.

They will consider things like:

• what conditions you have that need treatment,
• what dose is best for you (this includes considering things like how well your kidneys and liver are working, interactions with other medicines)
• your lifestyle and your choices
• monitoring of the medicines, to see if they are working and to check they aren’t doing you any harm.

 Any changes made following the review, will be made with you at the centre of the decision, your views are very important to us.