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The Spa Pharmacy An independent community pharmacy serving Montpellier and Cheltnham for over 150 years. A free collection and delivery service - all local surgeries.

Save this one. People call almost anything flu, and the difference actually matters this year, because flu is circulatin...
27/10/2026

Save this one. People call almost anything flu, and the difference actually matters this year, because flu is circulating earlier than it has in the last four seasons.

The short version: a cold builds over a couple of days and lets you carry on. Flu lands in a few hours, usually with a fever and aching everywhere, and stops you. If you’re in an eligible group your flu jab is free on the NHS, and it takes about two weeks to build protection — so earlier is better. Pop into your local branch.

Most adults who get flu this winter will be fine. That is exactly why it moves so well.The current rise is being driven ...
26/10/2026

Most adults who get flu this winter will be fine. That is exactly why it moves so well.

The current rise is being driven by people aged 15 to 44 — the group most likely to push through a bad week and keep seeing everyone as normal. Meanwhile the over-85s are being admitted to hospital at the highest rate of any age group this season.

You can’t always control what you catch. You can do something about what you hand on. If you’re eligible, the flu jab is free on the NHS and we have it at all branches.

Figures: UKHSA, week ending 18 Oct 2026.

Flu usually gets going in December. Not this year...Since late August, flu has been testing positive at higher rates tha...
23/10/2026

Flu usually gets going in December. Not this year...

Since late August, flu has been testing positive at higher rates than at this point in any of the last four seasons, and the early wave started with younger adults who mostly recover quickly and carry on as normal.

The risk sits further down the family. Hospital admissions this season are highest in the over-85s. If you’re eligible, your flu jab is free on the NHS and available now at all of our branches.

Figures: UKHSA national flu surveillance, week ending 18 Oct 2026.

If you have just been given a new medicine, you may be entitled to a free appointment you have never been offered.It is ...
22/10/2026

If you have just been given a new medicine, you may be entitled to a free appointment you have never been offered.

It is called the New Medicine Service, it is free on the NHS, and it exists for exactly the moment when you have walked out of the surgery holding something new and slightly baffling.

It applies to a first prescription for a new medicine for any of these:

Asthma · COPD and other lung conditions · Type 2 diabetes · High blood pressure · High cholesterol · Osteoporosis · Gout · Glaucoma · Heart failure · Coronary heart disease · Atrial fibrillation · Blood-clotting control

What you get is time. A pharmacist goes through what the medicine actually does, sorts out any problems you are already having with it, answers the questions you did not think of in the appointment, and checks there is not an easier way to take it.

It can mean fewer trips back to the GP or hospital later on.

Ask when you next collect. That is all it takes.

“Is my prescription ready yet?”Fair question, and the honest answer is that most of the wait happens somewhere we cannot...
20/10/2026

“Is my prescription ready yet?”

Fair question, and the honest answer is that most of the wait happens somewhere we cannot see either. So here is the whole journey, from behind the counter.

You request it. Usually through your GP surgery — your NHS account, an app, or a phone call.

The surgery authorises it. This part is not us, and it is the part that varies most.

It arrives with us electronically, and we make it up.

You collect it, or have it delivered.

Two things that cut the whole loop out: repeat dispensing and electronic repeat dispensing. If your prescriber sets one up, a batch is authorised for up to twelve months and comes to us automatically at set intervals — so you can ask us directly instead of going back to the surgery every time. Worth asking your surgery whether you are eligible.

Genuinely stuck out of hours? NHS 111 can arrange an emergency supply in clinically exceptional circumstances.

And one habit worth keeping: check the bag before you leave the counter, and hand back anything you do not need.

Every house has the drawer.Half a packet of antibiotics from 2023. Something for a cough nobody remembers having. Three ...
19/10/2026

Every house has the drawer.

Half a packet of antibiotics from 2023. Something for a cough nobody remembers having. Three kinds of painkiller, all out of date.

Bring the lot to any of our pharmacies and we will get rid of it properly.

What we can take: any out-of-date or unwanted medicine.
What we cannot: chemicals and syringes. Your local council deals with those.

Please do not flush them and do not put them in the bin. Medicines that go down a sink or into landfill end up where you would rather they did not. What you hand us goes through the DOOP scheme, which the Environment Agency regulates and collects from us at regular intervals.

No appointment. No charge. No questions about why you have had it since 2023.

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Private blood tests, results emailed within 72 hours.13 profiles to choose from, including Well Man and Well Woman Premi...
15/10/2026

Private blood tests, results emailed within 72 hours.

13 profiles to choose from, including Well Man and Well Woman Premier, thyroid, cholesterol, diabetes, menopause and fertility hormones, testosterone, vitamins, and an allergy screen covering 295 allergens.

Pick your test, pick your branch, pick your time.

Available at all Medicine Clinic Pharmacies. Find your nearest branch on our website.

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Order your prescription without getting off the sofa.The Medicine Clinic app lets you order repeat prescriptions, track ...
13/10/2026

Order your prescription without getting off the sofa.

The Medicine Clinic app lets you order repeat prescriptions, track them from request to collection, and get a notification the moment yours is ready — so you stop guessing and stop queueing on the off chance.

You can book consultations and services in it too, and see your health information in one place. It is linked to NHS login.

Do not want another app on your phone? The same thing works in your browser.

Free on Google Play and the App Store.

medicineclinic.co.uk/download-our-app

5.5 million people in the UK have high blood pressure and have no idea.It is the single biggest risk factor for cardiova...
12/10/2026

5.5 million people in the UK have high blood pressure and have no idea.

It is the single biggest risk factor for cardiovascular disease — heart attack and stroke — and it almost never gives you symptoms to go on. The only way to know is to measure it.

If you are 40 or over and not being checked at your practice, you can have it done free on the NHS at any of our pharmacies. It takes minutes.

If the reading comes back raised, we will lend you a monitor to wear for 24 hours, so the decision gets made on a full picture rather than one number on one morning.

Also free if you are 35–39 and have not been checked recently, if you are under 40 with a family history, or if your GP has asked you to come in.

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If your ear has been blocked for weeks, you don't have to put up with it.Microsuction uses a microscope and gentle low-p...
09/10/2026

If your ear has been blocked for weeks, you don't have to put up with it.

Microsuction uses a microscope and gentle low-pressure suction to lift the wax out. No water, no syringing. Most people notice the difference the same day.

It's also the safer option if you've had a perforated eardrum, ear surgery, a middle ear infection in the last two months, or discharge from the ear.

One thing that makes a real difference: use olive oil drops or Earol spray for 5 days before you come in. Softer wax comes out far more easily.

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Address

12 Rotunda Terrace Montpellier Street
Cheltenham
GL511SW

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 12pm
2pm - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 12pm
2pm - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 12pm
2pm - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 12pm
2pm - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 12pm
2pm - 5pm
Saturday 8:30am - 12pm

Telephone

+441242522130

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