Allied Pharmacy Aberrhondda Road

Allied Pharmacy Aberrhondda Road provides pharmacy services from within Pontnewydd Medical Centre in Porth. Its location alongside the GP practice gives patients a practical place to collect prescriptions and discuss their medicines following an appointment, without needing to travel elsewhere.

The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions and can offer advice about prescribed treatments, side effects and suitable over-the-counter medicines. Customers can also ask the pharmacist about common health concerns that may not require a GP appointment.

A number of NHS services are commissioned at the branch. These include the Common Ailments Service, which allows eligible patients to receive advice and, where appropriate, treatment for certain everyday conditions. The pharmacy also provides emergency supplies of previously prescribed medicines in qualifying circumstances when a patient has run out and cannot obtain a new prescription before the next dose is due.

Other services recorded for the pharmacy include:

• NHS prescription dispensing
• Repeat-prescription support
• Common Ailments Service
• Emergency Medicines Supply
• Seasonal flu vaccinations
• Smoking-cessation support
• Discharge Medicines Reviews
• Contraception services
• Palliative-care medicine support
• Care-home support
• Medicines Administration Record provision
• COVID lateral-flow test kits
• General advice about medicines and self-care

Several services require an accredited pharmacist and may not be available throughout every opening period. Customers seeking a vaccination, consultation or specialist service should contact the pharmacy before travelling.