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Contact Your Local Pharmacy
Wilbraham 0161 881 2022
Manley 0161 881 1985
Oldham Road 01706 645 986 |
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There are two main ways in which medication is wasted in the UK; not taking medication prescribed to the patients and ordering medicine that patients on repeat prescriptions do not need. It is estimated that waste medicines may cost the NHS over £100 million every year. If this was curbed, the additional funding would translate to 20,000 hip replacement surgeries or 14,000 heart by-pass operations or 140,000 cataract operations or 3000 community nurses or 18,000 knee replacement surgeries. The most expensive medicine is one that you don't take. When you fall sick and your GP prescribes medication, it is extremely necessary for you to complete your dosage. Mainly because the completed dosage will assist in a full recovery and improve your immune system to fight the various strains of diseases and infections in future. Failure to complete your dosage will basically do the opposite. Even if you feel better, be sure to complete your dosage unless directed otherwise by your GP. Sometimes, carers or patients with repeat prescriptions continue to get more medicines than they really need and stockpile them at home. In a rush, people tick all the boxes on their repeat prescriptions without checking what they really need. Unused medicines cannot be recycled. Even if you never open them, once medicines have left the pharmacy they cannot be recycled or used by anyone else. If you have any medicines that you no longer require, please do not return them to your GP or put them in your household waste- take them to your local pharmacy who are able to correctly dispose of them for you. Unused medicines kept at home are a safety risk for children and other who might take them. How can you help to reduce wastage? Discuss your medicines regularly with your pharmacist or GP. Let your GP or pharmacist know if you've stopped taking any of your medicines. Check what medicines before you have before re-ordering. Only tick medicines you really need on your repeat prescription forms. Keep safe, reduce waste.
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England’s chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, has raised the flag over concerns young children and some adults are not getting enough vitamin D.
Guidelines by the government recommend that some groups, including the under-fives, should take a daily supplement.
Shockingly, research found that many parents and health professionals were unaware of the advice. There has been an increase in childhood rickets over the past 15 years. Also being investigated is the link of vitamin D deficiency to heart disease and some cancers.
It is important to raise awareness of this issue, and health professionals are being contacted on the need to prescribe and recommend vitamin D supplements to at-risk groups.
Cases have been recorded of children who have less severe problems - muscle weakness, delay in walking, bone pains - and research indicates that in many parts of the country the majority of children have a low level of vitamin D. The Feeding for Life Foundation report, published in October last year, suggested one in four toddlers in the UK is vitamin D deficient. However, this may be an underestimate as only vitamin D from food was included, and not any vitamin D obtained through sun exposure.
Vitamin D supplements are recommended for all people at risk of a deficiency, including all pregnant and breastfeeding women, children under five years old, people aged over 65, and people at risk of not getting enough exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D is mainly obtained from sunlight. However, too much sun exposure increases the risk of skin cancer.
The Department of Health has asked the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition to review the issue of current dietary recommendations on vitamin D.
If you feel that your child is at risk from vitamin D deficiency, visit your local medical centre and consult your GP.
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Lisa Culshaw, a staff member at KPS Oldham Pharmacy, is yet again doing
another marathon. The marathon is being organised to raise funds for
cancer research and this year Lisa is doing it in honour of the much
loved and missed, Brian Emerson who peacefully passed away on the Eve of
Christmas 2010 after a valiant battle against lung cancer.
The marathon is taking place around the outskirts of Manchester on
Saturday 3 March 2012. If anybody wishes to sponsor/donate to this great
cause, please speak to any of our members of staff.
Your support will be greatly appreciated.
Your online donation is just a click away.http://www.justgiving.com/lisa-culshaw2
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A bacterial contamination has forced the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to recall two batches of Sterimar Isotonic Nasal Spray.
The spray is prescribed to alleviate the symptoms of colds and allergies. The recall has forced the removal of the spray from sale in shops and pharmacies in the UK
The discoveries found that the sprays contained certain types of bacteria which are commonly found in soil, water and hospitals. The two types of bacteria that were identified in the nasal sprays -Pseudomonas stutzeri and Sphingomonas paucimobilis – rarely cause infections in humans.
Health experts are now warning that symptoms that can result from using the contaminated nasal spray include feverish symptoms, tenderness in the face and nose and unsightly discoloured mucus.
It was pointed out that those with weakened immune systems and existing problems with their sinuses and nasal passages are most at risk of being affected by the contaminated sprays. People who have recently undergone surgical procedures are also at risk.
The two batches affected by the recall are FE1248b and FE1249 and the batch numbers can be found on the base of individual cans and on their packaging.
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7thNovember marked the beginning of National Ask Your Pharmacy Week. NHSNorth West launched a series of humourous viral videos featuringreal-world examples of some of the most frivolous reasons why people visitA&E departments. Focussingon patients in the waiting rooms, the viewer is unsure until the end of thefilms whether they’re in a vet’s surgery, X-factor audition, beauty salon – ora hospital.
Although these films are funny, there is a serious message behind them. We needpeople to make sure that they choose the right NHS services if they need treatmentthis winter, so that they can be seen quickly and efficiently, and so that A&Eand 999 teams across the country are free to deal with life-threatening andserious conditions, such as heart attacks, strokes, serious accidents andbreathing problems. Inthe last 12 months, unnecessary visits to A&E cost the NHS in the NorthWest £21 million. Let’s make this winter different. Your local pharmacy cangive you fast and free healthcare advice on most minor ailments Click here to have a look at reasons why NOT to go to A & E this winter.http://www.youtube.com/user/NWNHSl
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Kapoor Pharmacy Services have launched their new interactive website!
Covering all 3 branches, the website is full of Health Information from Minor ailments to Chronic Disease management!
Not to forget our Prescription ordering and collection service!
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Travelling Somewhere exotic?!
KPS are very pleased to announce the launch of a new service - one of a series in the coming weeks!
At all of our branches we are now able to supply Anti-Malarials without the need for a Prescription. Full consultations and supply direct from your Pharmacy.
Malaria Prevention all-in one service.
- assessment in store by a Pharmacist
- effective prescription tablets
- malaria prevention advice & tablets
On launching the new services Pharmacist Maneet Kapoor said, 'We have been working very hard behind the scenes to increase the vast range of services available from our Pharmacies, last year it was the Flu vaccinations and now the anti-malarials with more to come. Its exciting times for KPS and we continuously work to provide patients with the services they require.'
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KPS launch another new service!
We are pleased to announce our new erectile dysfunction service, allowing us to treat impotence in store in a private setting.
No need to see the GP, or for a prescription. Our new service allows KPS pharmacists to issue prescription medication today!
On launching the new services
Pharmacist Maneet Kapoor said, 'We have been working very hard behind
the scenes to increase the vast range of services available from our
Pharmacies, last year it was the Flu vaccinations, thenanti-malarials and now erectile dysfunction, and it definitley won't stop there. Its exciting times for KPS and we
continuously work to provide patients with the services they require. We are currently looking at travel vaccinations, and making then available from your local pharmacy.'
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Aneet Kapoor, of Oldham Road Pharmacy, recently completed a skydive in
Lancaster and collected an impressive £2,545 for Diabetes UK.
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NEWS RELEASE
18th
November 2010
NHS pushes self
care to ease A&E pressures
NHS teams are pulling
together to promote Self Care Week to ease pressures on A&E and 999
services. The number of people using
emergency services is continuing to rise with A&E attendances up by 13% so
far this year on last year.
Self Care Week runs
from 15 -21 November, and NHS teams want to promote the message that many
common complaints, such as back-ache, minor sports injuries, stomach upsets,
coughs and colds, flu and sore throats can be treated by having a well-stocked
medicine cabinet.
Rochdale
borough GPs are calling on people to support their local emergency services, by
stopping and thinking about whether they really need to go to A&E or dial
999 for common complaints.
Dr Nick Dawes said:
“The rising numbers of people going to A&E means that people with serious
conditions, such as heart attacks, strokes, breathing difficulties and serious
injuries, are having to wait longer than necessary. Figures show that one out of every four
people who go to A&E don’t need to be there.
“We are working with
our local chemists in the Rochdale
borough to raise awareness of the fact that just having a few basic essentials
in your cupboard can help to treat the symptoms for many common illnesses. Paracetamol
and Ibuprofen for example can help with pain relief for anything from
back-ache, to a sprained knee or stomach ache.
And your local chemist can give you expert advice and treatment, without
having to go to A&E or dial 999.”
Local pharmacist Aneet
Kapoor from Oldham Road
pharmacy said, “We see ourselves as part of the NHS team. Local chemists can do
so much more these days than just give out prescriptions. Pharmacists are highly-qualified, with
in-depth knowledge about prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Most high-street chemists have a confidential
consulting room and we know about other local NHS services such as Walk-in
Centres.”
Choose Well is a North West wide
communications campaign that aims to get people to use the right NHS
service. “We are fully behind the Choose
Well campaign,” added Aneet. “We have to
make sure that A&E and 999 services are free to treat people with
life-threatening and serious conditions, such as heart-attacks, strokes and
serious accidents. If we can get more
people to self care, this will go some way to easing the pressures on our
emergency services.”
The NHS Choices
website www.nhs.uk gives a wide range of
advice on how to self treat minor illnesses and injuries.
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NEWS RELEASE
12th
November 2010
Free Text Service to Help Ease Pressure
on A&E and 999 services
Local high-street chemists in the Rochdale borough are giving their support to
an NHS campaign to tackle the high numbers of people who use A&E and 999
services.
They are using National
Pharmacy Week to highlight their backing for the Choose Well campaign, which
aims to relieve the pressure on emergency services; and are promoting a free
“chemist finder” text service.
NHS hospitals are facing their
busiest winter yet. In the first half of
this year, the number of people in the Rochdale borough going to A&E went
up by 5,927 compared to the same period last year - an increase of more than
200 attendances per week (a 13% increase).
There are concerns that one out of
every four people who go to A&E don’t need to be there. And this is putting a strain on our emergency
services, which need to be able to focus on caring for people with
life-threatening and serious conditions, such as heart attacks, strokes, lung
disease and serious accidents.
Local pharmacist, Aneet Kapoor, from Oldham Road pharmacy said: “We are getting
behind the Choose Well campaign, because as community chemists, we have an
important role to play as part of the NHS team.
We can provide expert and confidential advice and treatment for many of the
minor illnesses and ailments that people currently go to A&E with or call
999 for.
“Many people don’t realise that they
can actually self-treat for many conditions such as sore throats, back ache,
minor sports injuries, colds, flu and stomach upsets, without having to go to
A&E or calling 999.
High street
chemists like us are highly qualified professionals and are part of the NHS
team. And by using the free text
service, it’s even easier these days to find your nearest local chemist.”
All you have to do is text “pharmacy”
to 64746 to receive three free texts with the name, address and telephone
number of your three nearest chemists.
And as the service makes use of global positioning satellite or GPS, it
doesn’t matter if you are in Rochdale one day and Heywood the next.
Local resident, Joyce Krol, 62 from Rochdale said: “I think this text service is
an excellent idea, there’s a lot of time wasted up at the hospitals and the
staff there need to be able to concentrate on the most serious cases.”
Aneet added: “This is a really simple
and effective service. I’d recommend
that everyone saves this number to their contacts.”
For more information about choosing
the right NHS service in your area, go to www.hmr.nhs.uk
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On Air!
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17:48, 2011 by Aneet Kapoor
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Footage of Pharmacist Aneet Kapoor launching the Cardiovascular Risk assessment service that was launched in Manchester Pharmacies!
View Video
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Oldham Road Pharmacy renew their association with the Rochdalians which is now a 7 year alliance and friendship!
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Instaed of using models, Oldham Road Pharmacy used its patients for the first website launched by KPS in 2005. It was a far cry from the new interactive website KPS now boast, however, the theme hasn't changed and our patients are still the stars!
http://menmedia.co.uk/rochdaleobserver/news/s/505363_oaps_become_model_patients_
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Well done to all the staff at Wilbraham Pharmacy, who were publicly thanked by an appreciative patient in the South Manchester Reporter last week.
The patient felt it necessary to take the time out to write to the Reporter to express her gratitude for the service she received. The customer service received was termed as 'good old fashioned' which is what we at KPS pride ourselves upon.
Mr Maneet Kapoor would like to extend his personal thanks to the patient for her letter.
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