Private Services Offered at Looe Pharmacy
FREE Blood Pressure Monitoring
We offer a free blood pressure monitoring service in our consulting room. No appointment required but the service is subject to the availability of qualified staff. If you would like your blood pressure taken, please ask at our pharmacy counter.
FREE Diabetes Checks
We offer a free finger prick blood test to check your blood glucose levels, This service is conducted in our consulting room and no appointment is required but the service is subject to the availability of qualified staff.
If you would like your blood sugar levels checked, please ask at our pharmacy counter.
Healthy Heart Checks
For £10, we can offer a “healthy heart” check. The service is conducted in our consulting room and during the review we will take a finger prick blood test to check your cholesterol levels, we will weigh you, take your height and measure your blood pressure. The results allow us to calculate your risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next ten years. Our pharmacist will then explain these results to you. No appointment required but the service is subject to the availability of qualified staff.
Malarial Prevention Medication – without the need to see your doctor for a prescription.
We can prescribe and dispense Malarone, Atovaquone & Proguanil (the generic of Malarone) Doxycycline and Larium without the need for a private prescription from your doctor.
Before prescribing these medications the patient is required to complete a short questionnaire with the pharmacist in the private consulting room. Certain medical conditions prevent us from making a supply and hence we cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide treatment in all cases. All treatments are supplied at the discretion of the pharmacist.
The cost of the treatments are:
- Malarone: £2.30 per tablet
- Atovaquone & Proguanil: £1.54 per tablet
- Doxycycline 100mg Caps: 20p per capsule
Prices can vary so please contact the pharmacy for the latest prices.
Erectile Dysfunction Medication – without the need to see your doctor for a prescription.
We can prescribe and dispense Viagra, Sildenafil (generic of Viagra), Cialis & Tadanafil (generic of Cialis), without the need for a private prescription from your doctor.
Before prescribing these medications the patient is required to complete a short questionnaire with the pharmacist in the private consulting room. Certain medical conditions prevent us from making a supply and hence we cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide treatment in all cases. All treatments are supplied at the discretion of the pharmacist.
The cost of the treatments are:
- Sildenafil Tablets (all strengths): £6 for 4 tablets & £8 for 8 tablets
- Tadanafil Tablets (10mg & 20mg strengths): £6 for 4 tablets & £8 for 8 tablets
Prices can vary so please contact the pharmacy for the latest prices.
Private Flu Vaccination
We can now offer private Flu vaccination to anybody over 18 years of age and who is not eligible for a FREE NHS Flu Vaccination.
Our fully trained pharmacy team can offer this service usually without an appointment, quickly and conveniently in the pharmacy’s consulting room saving you the trouble of visiting your GP surgery for the same vaccination.
This private vaccination costs £12 as it is not funded by the NHS.
Please note all patients can only receive one flu vaccination per annum. Patients will be required to answer some simple questions before the vaccination is administered to ensure the vaccines suitability and for the patient’s safety. Vaccines are administered under the supervision of the pharmacist. Vaccines will only be administered if considered safe and appropriate by the pharmacist on duty.
Private Prescriptions – We can dispense nearly all private prescriptions at competitive prices. Please ask at the pharmacy counter or call us for a quote.
Below are examples of some of our private prescription prices:
Asthma Treatment
- Salbutamol Inhaler: £8.60 each
Erectile Dysfunction Medication
- Sildenafil Tablets (all strengths): £6 for 4 tabs & £8 for 8 tabs
- Tadanafil Tablets (all strengths): £6 for 4 tabs & £8 for 8 tabs
Anti-Malarials
- Malarone Tabs: £2.30 per tab
- Atovaquone/proguanil Tabs: £1.54 per tab
(generic of Malarone)
- Doxycycline 100mg Caps: 20p per cap
Male Hair Loss
- Propecia 1mg Tablets: £35 for 28
- Finasteride 1mg Tablets: £12 for 28
(generic of Propecia)
All these services can only be provided when a suitably qualified member of staff is available. Please contact the pharmacy directly to check on the availability of these services.
