When starting a new medicine for a long-term condition you can have up to 3 appointments with a pharmacist to:
- answer any questions you have
- help you use the medicine safely
- make sure that the medicine’s right for you
You can use the new medicine service if you live in England and have been prescribed a new medicine for any of these conditions:
- 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 blood clots or blocked blood vessels, including DVT (deep vein thrombosis)