Emergency Contraceptive ‘The Morning After Pill’

April 26, 2012 / admin / No comments

The ‘Morning After Pill’ or ‘Post-Coital Pill’ is to be used by women, to prevent an unwanted pregnancy after having unprotected sex.

This pill can be taken up to FIVE days (120 hours) after having unprotected sex, but the efficacy of the pill significantly decreases the longer you leave it. It recommended that after having unprotected sex, get the pill from a pharmacy ASAP, to increase the chances of preventing the unwanted pregnancy.

The Morning After Pill is:

95% effective within 24 hours of having sex
85% effective within 24-48 hours of having sex
58% effective within 48-72 hours of having sex

The Morning After Pill can be taken in conjunction with other forms of contraception especially if they fail to work, e.g. a condom splits or you forget to take your normal daily contraceptive pill.

How does the Emergency Contraceptive pill work?

The pill works by:

Preventing the ovaries from releasing an egg.
Thickens the mucus in the neck of the womb, making it difficult for sperm to penetrate into the womb and reach an egg.
Thins the lining of the womb, making it difficult for an egg to latch on and grow.

What types of Morning After Pill are there?

Levonelle – The most commonly used emergency contraceptive. This pill can be taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sex and is available free of charge on prescription from your GP, or at Jaysons Pharmacy without a prescription (both Long Eaton and Wollaton branch)

ellaOne – A newer form of Morning After Pill that can be taken up to Five days (120 hours) after Unprotected Sex. This is only available on prescriptions and not recommended for any women under the age of 18 years.

The emergency contraceptive pill is available free of charge from:

your GP
most family planning and contraception clinics
most sexual health clinics (sometimes referred to as genitourinary medicine or GUM clinics)
most young persons’ or Brook clinics
most NHS walk-in centres
most NHS minor injury units (MIUs)
some hospital accident and emergency (A&E) departments
Pharmacies in the UK with an accredited Pharmacist, like Jaysons.

For more Information visit – the NHS website.

Category: Contraception / Tags: condom, contraception, ellaOne, emergency contraception, levonelle, morning after pill, pill, post-coital pill, pregnancy, unprotected sex, unwanted pregnancy

Malaria Preventions

April 23, 2012 / admin / No comments

Holiday Season is just around the corner so we would like to get you thinking about Malaria and how you can prevent catching it.

Approximately 1,500 travellers return to the UK with malaria every year. In 2008, there were 1,370 cases of malaria reported and six deaths in the UK.

Malaria is a tropical disease spread by night-biting mosquitoes. When a mosquito infected with malaria parasites (plasmodia) bites you, it injects the parasites into your body. It only takes a single mosquito bite for you to become infected.

Symptoms can develop as quickly as eight days but, in some cases the parasites can stay inactive in the body and symptoms may not develop for up to a year.

Any type of malaria is dangerous but malaria caused by the falciparum parasite is the most serious. It can develop very rapidly and lead to severe illness and death.

When travelling to high-risk areas, be aware of the symptoms of malaria, such as fever. Seek immediate medical attention if you experience any symptoms, even several months after your trip.

For more information about symptoms and causes of Malaria visit http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Malaria.

At Jaysons Pharmacy we offer a wide variety of medication that can prevent the contraction of Malaria. All of which are available to buy on our website www.jaysonspharmacy.com where our independent prescriber pharmacist can issue private prescriptions for different Malaria Prevention Drugs, or you can get a private prescription from your GP and use that on our website.

What Medication should you take?

This depends entirely on where you are visiting.

There are 6 main treatments available to purchase:

Mefloquine – One tablet weekly
Doxycycline – 100mg Daily
Malarone – One tablet daily – Available for JUST £2.25 per tablet on our website.
Proguanil – Two tablets daily + Chloroquine – Two tablets weekly
Chloroquine – Two tablets weekly OR Proguanil – Two tablets daily
No tablets needed – Use insect repellents, mosquito nets and wear long sleeved clothing at night.

Advice on which treatment should be taken, depending on which region of the world you are travelling to, can be given by your GP, pharmacist, or other travel experts.

Category: Travelcare / Tags: Chloroquine, disease, Doxycycline, holidays, insect repellents, malaria, malarone, Mefloquine, mosquito, mosquitoes, Proguanil, travel

Cyclax Creams

March 31, 2012 / admin / No comments

Great Moisturisers and Creams and even greater prices!

The Cyclax range available from www.jaysonspharmacy.com is both cheap and effective.

There are 6 different creams in the range for both face and body all available for the miniscule price of just 91p.

Category: Beauty / Tags: anti-aging, body, cocoa butter, cream, Cyclax, face, facecream, lotion, moisture, moisturiser, moisturising, wrinkles

Hay Fever

March 31, 2012 / admin / One comment

Hay Fever Season has begun.

Hayfever is an allergic reaction to pollen and causes an allergic inflammation of the nasal airways, and effects around 1 in 5 people.

The symptoms of hay fever include:

frequent sneezing
runny or blocked nose
itchy, red or watery eyes (also known as allergic conjunctivitis)
an itchy throat, mouth, nose and ears

Less commonly, sufferers may experience:

the loss of your sense of smell
facial pain (caused by blocked sinuses)
sweats
headaches

It’s not just grass and flowers that causes Hayfever, other plants cause people to suffer the symptoms such as, trees: Alder, Birch, Oak, Ash, Elm, Poplar, Hazel, Yew, Willow, and Pine, and other plants e.g. Mugwort, Rapeseed and Nettles. All of which release their pollen at different times of the year and peak at different times and different periods of time. An example of this is the Alder tree releases pollen from January – mid April and peaks between the end of February to mid April.

Treatment for Hay Fever is simple, but depends on your symptoms.

Many people take an Antihistamine, such as Cetirizine, Loratadine, or Chlorphenamine, which is available over the counter, and on our website www.jaysonspharmacy.com. All at great prices at under £2.

Others depending on their symptoms take different treatments, such as nasal sprays such as Beconase to relieve a blocked or congested nose with the Hay Fever, or eye drops such as Opticrom or Otrivine for itchy and irritated eyes.

Many Information and products are available on our website www.jaysonspharmacy.com

Category: Hay Fever and Allergies / Tags: allergies, allergy, benadryl, cetirizine, grass, Hay Fever, jaysons, loratadine, piriteze, piriton, pollen, trees

Fortuna Supports

March 15, 2012 / admin / No comments

Fortuna offer a wide range of supports for many types of ailments and injuries.

These supports spread all across the body from the neck to the ankles, and are available on our website, www.jaysonspharmacy.com starting from just £3.99.

Fortuna have two popular ranges, Neoprene and Elastic.

The FORTUNA Neoprene Support Range is made from high quality neoprene rubber which provides constant uniform compression and support. It also generates and retains warmth which increases blood circulation to the injured area thus promoting natural healing and comfort. In addition, the warming effects on muscles and joints increase flexibility to help prevent sporting injuries.

The FORTUNA Elasticated Support Range is mande from high quality knitted elasticated material which provides firm and effective support to promote the treatment and prevention of injured and weakened muscles and joints.

Category: Beauty /

Newton’s Chiropody Sponge

March 15, 2012 / admin / One comment

Newton’s Foot Therapy – The Original Chiropody Sponge.

Chiropody Sponge Removes hard skin, corns and callouses.
This is a unique and hygenic sponge.

Gentle Treatment – Quick, Easy and Painless Immediate & lasting results.
Contains Sulphur: Combats bacteria and fungus naturally

Leaves skin soft and completely Smooth

Immediate and Lasting results

This Sponge is available at www.jaysonspharmacy.com at the great price of

£1.95.

Category: Beauty / Tags: callous, chiropody, corn, newton's, newton's chiropody sponge, sponge

Ibuprofen Gel

March 15, 2012 / admin / 2 comments

Ibuprofen Gel comes in two strengths: 5% and 10% and three sizes: 30g, 50g, and 100g.

This gel is designed for topical use only, i.e. rubbing into the skin over the area of pain, so rubbing on your back for backache.

It is used for the relief of pain and inflammation associated with backache, pain of non-serious arthritic conditions, muscular pain, sprains, sports injuries and neuralgia.

There are many different brands available of ibuprofen gel such as:

Ibuleve
Phorpain
Cuprofen
Radian B
Other Generic Brands like Care +, and Bell’s.

Visit www.jaysonspharmacy.com for great offers on Ibuprofen Gel and other pain relieving gels, creams and rubs.

TOP OFFER!!

Ibuprofen Gel 5% 100g

£1.99 - Down From £8.95

Category: Pain Relief / Tags: arthritic conditions, backache, ibuprofen, ibuprofen gel, inflammation, muscular pain, neuralgia, pain, sports injuries, sprain

Regaine For Men Extra Strength Scalp Foam 5% 60ml, GOOD PRICE! and FREE DELIVERY

March 1, 2012 / admin / No comments

Regaine Foam is the first and only clinically proven foam hair loss treatment for men. It works by increasing the blood supply to the hair follicles, which helps to strengthen existing hair and stimulate secondary hair growth. The easy-to-use foam takes very little time to apply, meaning it seamlessly fits into your daily grooming routine.

In clinical testing, 9 out of 10 men said they kept or regrew hair after 4 months of using Regaine Foam twice daily.

We at Jaysons are selling this great product for a good price at just £24.45 with Free Delivery.

www.jaysonspharmacy.com

Category: Beauty / Tags: Alopecia, Hair Loss, Hairloss, Jaysons Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Regaine

Warfarin monitoring service – Free and Closer to Home

February 10, 2012 / admin / 3 comments

Did you know that Jaysons Pharmacy now do Warfarin Monitoring Service?

This is a Free service provided to all patients whose GP is in the Derbyshire County PCT area.

What does it entail

We will also ask about any medication changes, diet changes, health products and general well being – all of which can effect your INR reading. The pharmacist with their drug training and skills will also look out for any drug interactions with your warfarin.

Record keeping

A ‘Yellow Book’ is issued to you where the pharmacist will make all the INR reading records and the next appointment date. You can keep this with you. at the end of each clinic, a report of INRs is sent to the patients GP so that they are fully aware of your Warfarin control.

Information

Home Visits

For those whos who are housebound, we also do home visits at no charge.

Atrial Fibrilation

Anticoagulation (Warfarin) Clinic times

Mon – Fri – 09.00 – 17.30
Sat – 09.00 – 14.00

How do I join the service?

Jaysons Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic – Tel/Fax: 0115 9730353

www.jaysonspharmacy.com

Category: Beauty, Pain Relief, Services, Smoking Cessation / Tags: Anti-coagulation, coagulation, Derbyshire, Derbyshire PCT, INR, PCT, Warfarin, Warfarin Monitoring

Stop Smoking – New Years Resolution

January 29, 2012 / admin / 2 comments

Hi All,

The new year is here. What resolution have you taken to improve your health and add quality?

How about – giving up smoking?

With extra support, you are up to 4 times more likely to quit. The specialist staff will work with you for 8-12 weeks, give you patches, inhalators, gums and sprays etc and help motivate you and overcome hurdles to get you there.

Benefits:
1. Better health
2. Save money – treat yourself to that long awaited holiday or something that you really wanted.

Why not visit www.jaysonspharmacy.com for more information on giving up smoking and the products designed to help.

Category: Smoking Cessation / Tags: addiction, cravings, giving up, inhalators, nicorette, nicotine, nicotine replacement, nicotinell, niquitin, patch, patches, quickmist, quit smoking, quitting, smoking, smoking cessation, spray, stop smoking