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Prescription dispensing
Our pharmacist can dispense NHS, private and veterinary prescriptions. Our team will be available to answer any questions or queries you have about your medication at the time of dispensing.
Medication and self-care advice
If you request it, our pharamist can review your medication with you, to ensure you are getting optimum use to improve your health condition. This could entail detecting drug related problems and recommending interventions. They may provide advice to you, or your carers, if you require help with the treatment of minor illness or long-term conditions. This might include the use of the wide range of non-prescription medicines or healthy lifestyle decisions.
Minor ailments service
The Minor Ailment Service allows eligible individuals to register with and use a community pharmacy as the first port of call for the treatment of common illnesses on the NHS. Once registered they can present at any point with symptoms and the pharmacist, having ascertained whether the patient is still eligible to use the service, will treat, advise or refer them to another health care practitioner where appropriate. For further guidelines please see the Community Pharmacy Scotland website.
Chronic Medication Service
This service allows patients with long-term conditions to register with us for the provision of pharmaceutical care as part of a shared agreement between the patient, community pharmacist and GP. This aims to help you manage your medications over the long term. For further information please see the Community Pharmacy Scotland website.
Smoking Cessation
A free service to support your smoking goals including Nicotine Replacement Therapy. We can provide individual support and advice to you with referral to specialist services if necessary. For more information about related services please visit the NHS Western Isles Smokefree Hebrides on the NHS Western Isles website here.
Urgent supply of repeat medication
For times when you need repeat prescription medication urgently. This service ensures timely access to medicines where it is not practicable to obtain a prescription, for example, during bank holidays or when GP surgeries are closed
Emergency hormonal contraceptive
If you need the emergency contraceptive pill, our pharmacist can advise if one of the morning after pills is suitable for you. You will need to visit the store to meet with the pharmacist for this service.
Prescription collection from Stornoway surgeries
We can pick up your prescriptions from the Group Practice and Broadbay Surgery in Stornoway for dispensing. Your medicines will generally be ready in two days for collection in store. When ordering your repeat prescriptions from the surgery please request collection by K.J Macdonald Pharmacy.
Prescription delivery (limited to certain areas)
We provide a delivery service for those unable to visit the pharmacy in person. Deliveries are made on a daily basis from Monday to Friday and can be combined with the prescription collection service from Stornoway Surgeries.
Medication destruction
We provide a service of safe medicine destruction in line with the requirements by the Western Isles Health Board. You can bring any unwanted or unneeded medications into the pharmacy for their safe destruction.
Gluten-free food service
Patients diagnosed with certain conditions are eligible for Gluten Free Food items under this service. You will need to bring a referral form to the pharmacy to confirm eligibility. An annual health check will be completed at registration and annually thereafter.
Consultation room for private matters
We have a private consultation room available for anyone wanting to speak with a pharmacist about health or medication queries. There is no need to book this service, just come in and request.