Community Pharmacy: can also provide treatment for the following free of charge

- Urinary tract infection
- Conjunctivitis
- Thrush
- Eczema
- Hay fever
- Allergy
- Emergency Contraception

As well as: acnes, athlete's foot, back ache, cold sores, constipation, cough, diarrhoea, earache, head lice, indigestion, headache, hay fever, mouth ulcers, nasal congestions, pain, sore throat, threadworms, verrucas and warts.

Urinary Tract Infections: Community Pharmacy can provide antibiotics for all non-pregnant women aged 16 or older with: Frequency (needing to pass urine more frequently than normal) AND Dysuria (pain or burning when passing urine) OR Frequency OR Dysuria along with Urgency (little warning of needing to pass urine) AND Lower abdominal pain or tenderness. There is no upper age limit. Common exclusions include: fever above 38 degrees, flank/kidney pain, symptoms for more than 7 days, previous UTI requiring antibiotics within previous 28 days, twice within previous 6 months, or three times in previous year.

Eye Problems
Optometrist (optician) can provide assessment for all routine and emergency eye complaints through the NHS Lanarkshire LENS scheme.

Participating optician in Hamilton are:

The Optical Factory Unit 1, 128 Almada Street
Hornstein Opticians Ltd 77 Quarry Street
Rite Vu Julie Thomson 96 Quarry Street
Specsavers 93-95 Quarry Street
Boots Opticians 33 Regents Way