New Medicine Service

At Fordingbridge Chemist, our expert pharmacists provide the New Medicine Service (NMS), which is a free NHS service available that can help you get the most out of your newly prescribed medicine.

The service aims to provide you with the support you need to understand your condition and to explain how taking your new medicine can help you manage your symptoms.

Services

This service is for anyone who has been prescribed with new medicines for any of the following conditions and may need further advice on when and how to take them properly. The conditions include:

  • Asthma
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • High cholesterol
  • Osteoporosis
  • Gout
  • Glaucoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Urinary incontinence or retention
  • Heart failure
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Unstable angina or heart attack
  • Stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
  • Long-term risk of blot clots or blocked blood vessels, including DVT (deep vein thrombosis)

Experience

We can also advise on potential side effects you may experience.

For more information on this service, you can read up HERE (https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions-and-pharmacies/pharmacies/new-medicine-service-nms/).

You can contact us using the ‘Contact’ page on this website or email us on mail@newmiltonpharmacy.co.uk for more information on the New Medicine Service and how we can help. You can also call us on 01425 613 971 if you wish to discuss this with one of our dedicated pharmacists.

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