Balsall Heath Pharmacy is an old independent pharmacy established by pharmacists Ranjit Guraewal and Mohammed Ihsan. They are dedicated to providing patients with the best possible service and pharmceutical care.
Everyone at Balsall Heath Pharmacy pride themselves on being able to give you the best customer service experience possible. We have staff members who can help and advise in several languages.
We also offer a comprehensive prescription collection and delivery service from all local surgeries, which has proven to be a life line to so many patients.
In addition to our listed servicies we also offer NHS and Private Seasonal Influanza Vaccinations. Balsall Heath Pharmacy is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council under number: 1105808
See Our BranchesAppliance dispensing available.
There is no booking required for an appointment. We offer a walk-in service as we understand it isn’t always ideal to wait for an urgent appointment.
Check your blood pressure
The only way of knowing whether you have high blood pressure is to have a blood pressure test.
All adults over 40 are advised to have their blood pressure checked at least every 5 years. Getting this done is easy and could save your life.
You can get your blood pressure tested at a number of places, including at our pharmacies. If you've not been diagnosed with high blood pressure and would like to get yours checked, contact or visit one of our branches.
If we find any potential signs of high blood pressure, we will refer you to your GP for further investigation and treatment if appropriate.
This service allows your GP to electronically send your prescription(s) to our pharmacy. This will mean that you do not have to keep hold of a paper prescription, and you can collect your repeat prescriptions from our pharmacy, without having to visit your GP!
We can supply emergency hormonal contraception.
Healthy Start vitamins are a free service for children from birth and who are having less than 500ml of infant formula a day. Pick yours up from our pharmacy today.
We offer a free medicine review service which involves our pharmacist having a structured discussion with a patient about their medicines use. This service is suitable to eligible patients with an aim to improve patients’ knowledge and use of their medicines.
We offer treatment advice about a range of common conditions and minor injuries, such as but not limited to: aches and pains, sore throat, coughs, colds, flu, earache, cystitis, skin rashes, teething, red eye. If you want to buy an over-the-counter medicine, the pharmacist and their team can help you choose.
It is important that you take the right dose of your prescribed medicines at the right time each day to get the most from your medicines to control your condition(s) as much as possible. This can sometimes be difficult if you take more than one medicine. One way in which this can be made easier is for your medicines to be supplied in a Monitored Dosage System, which provides you with a separate compartment for each dosage time of the day.
A monitored dosage system (MDS) is a medication storage device designed to simplify the administration of solid oral dose medication, especially for those on multiple medications. It aims to address the issues of difficulty accessing medication due to sight impairment or other disability and/or forgetfulness.
MDS devices are usually a variation on the design of a box or a blister pack, divided into days of the week with several compartments per day to allow for the different timing of doses such as breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime.
Our Pharmacist can help identify which patients this type of system would be suitable for.
MDS may be suitable for patients in the following circumstances:
Ask a member of our pharmacy team about whether this service would benefit you or whether there is another course of action, which may be of more help.
At Balsall Heath Pharmacy we have staff who are fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri and Arabic.
Flu vaccination (at risk groups)
We offer needle and syringe exchange here.
When you are prescribed a new medicine by your doctor our pharmacists can offer support and advice to ensure you take the new medication as prescribed without suffering any unwanted side effects or explain any further questions you may have. We usually do this by keeping in contact with you during the first 4 weeks of your new medicine being prescribed.
The service is only available for people living in England, and only for those who have been prescribed a new medicine for the conditions listed:
The NMS can help:
Our pharmacist is able to issue Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to eligible patients attending a stop smoking programme.
Balsall Heath Pharmacy is located within the Balsall Heath Health Centre. In addition to our pharmacists and their team, there are doctors and nurses onsite.
We offer a free prescription collection service from local General Practices.
We can deliver your medicines to you for free.
We offer seasonal flu vaccinations privately to not at risk groups.
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats we have ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year around the world. According to the NHS, in the UK alone, smoking kills over 80,000 people every year and a further 500,000 people are admitted into hospital as a direct result of smoking.
Smoking has been linked to countless conditions from depression, infertility and asthma, to the more serious conditions such as lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease. It’s really not surprising that this is the case when you consider how many harmful substances there are in a cigarette. They have thousands of different chemicals, some of which are carcinogenic (cancer causing), and examples of others being acetone (used as nail polish remover), lead and cadmium (a highly toxic metal.)
The truth of the matter is, we all know how bad smoking is for our health, and a majority of smokers will say that they want to quit but giving up can be hard. Especially without the right help and support. That’s where our friendly and professional staff come in!
There is now more support than ever before, not just in the form of information, but also products designed to reduce cravings and to fight off any of the horrible withdrawal symptoms. One of the developments has been the introduction of Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT.) There are a variety of NRT products available:
Smoking is addictive because of the nicotine in cigarettes. That is why it is hard to quit. By starting one or even a combination of the above therapies, they will give a smoker a dose of nicotine in their blood. This reduces the nicotine withdrawal symptoms and cravings, whilst they break away from the psychological habit of smoking.
Our staff can advise you on the best way to kick your smoking habit. By coming in to our store our trained pharmacist will provide you with a free consultation, asking you questions such as how many cigarettes you smoke in a day and what triggers the need for a cigarette etc. By determining your ‘level of nicotine addiction’ the pharmacist will then be able to offer their advice on what they think would work best for you.
The pharmacist may even offer advice in other forms, for example, letting you know about any local support groups, advising you to take up a hobby or even suggesting a routine to start you off.
The benefit of having this support is that we are there 7 days a week whenever you need help, or even just a friendly professional to speak with. It is a proven fact that if you receive support while trying to stop smoking your chance for success is greatly increased.
Supervised medicine consumption
We have a travel clinic aimed at providing patients with the knowledge on how to best look after their health and any potential prerequisites for travelling abroad. Please ask us for details.
We offer a vaccination service, please ask us for details.
Appliance dispensing available.
There is no booking required for an appointment. We offer a walk-in service as we understand it isn’t always ideal to wait for an urgent appointment.
Check your blood pressure
The only way of knowing whether you have high blood pressure is to have a blood pressure test.
All adults over 40 are advised to have their blood pressure checked at least every 5 years. Getting this done is easy and could save your life.
You can get your blood pressure tested at a number of places, including at our pharmacies. If you've not been diagnosed with high blood pressure and would like to get yours checked, contact or visit one of our branches.
If we find any potential signs of high blood pressure, we will refer you to your GP for further investigation and treatment if appropriate.
This service allows your GP to electronically send your prescription(s) to our pharmacy. This will mean that you do not have to keep hold of a paper prescription, and you can collect your repeat prescriptions from our pharmacy, without having to visit your GP!
We can supply emergency hormonal contraception.
Healthy Start vitamins are a free service for children from birth and who are having less than 500ml of infant formula a day. Pick yours up from our pharmacy today.
We offer a free medicine review service which involves our pharmacist having a structured discussion with a patient about their medicines use. This service is suitable to eligible patients with an aim to improve patients’ knowledge and use of their medicines.
We offer treatment advice about a range of common conditions and minor injuries, such as but not limited to: aches and pains, sore throat, coughs, colds, flu, earache, cystitis, skin rashes, teething, red eye. If you want to buy an over-the-counter medicine, the pharmacist and their team can help you choose.
It is important that you take the right dose of your prescribed medicines at the right time each day to get the most from your medicines to control your condition(s) as much as possible. This can sometimes be difficult if you take more than one medicine. One way in which this can be made easier is for your medicines to be supplied in a Monitored Dosage System, which provides you with a separate compartment for each dosage time of the day.
A monitored dosage system (MDS) is a medication storage device designed to simplify the administration of solid oral dose medication, especially for those on multiple medications. It aims to address the issues of difficulty accessing medication due to sight impairment or other disability and/or forgetfulness.
MDS devices are usually a variation on the design of a box or a blister pack, divided into days of the week with several compartments per day to allow for the different timing of doses such as breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime.
Our Pharmacist can help identify which patients this type of system would be suitable for.
MDS may be suitable for patients in the following circumstances:
Ask a member of our pharmacy team about whether this service would benefit you or whether there is another course of action, which may be of more help.
At Balsall Heath Pharmacy we have staff who are fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri and Arabic.
Flu vaccination (at risk groups)
We offer needle and syringe exchange here.
When you are prescribed a new medicine by your doctor our pharmacists can offer support and advice to ensure you take the new medication as prescribed without suffering any unwanted side effects or explain any further questions you may have. We usually do this by keeping in contact with you during the first 4 weeks of your new medicine being prescribed.
The service is only available for people living in England, and only for those who have been prescribed a new medicine for the conditions listed:
The NMS can help:
Our pharmacist is able to issue Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to eligible patients attending a stop smoking programme.
Balsall Heath Pharmacy is located within the Balsall Heath Health Centre. In addition to our pharmacists and their team, there are doctors and nurses onsite.
We offer a free prescription collection service from local General Practices.
We can deliver your medicines to you for free.
We offer seasonal flu vaccinations privately to not at risk groups.
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats we have ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year around the world. According to the NHS, in the UK alone, smoking kills over 80,000 people every year and a further 500,000 people are admitted into hospital as a direct result of smoking.
Smoking has been linked to countless conditions from depression, infertility and asthma, to the more serious conditions such as lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease. It’s really not surprising that this is the case when you consider how many harmful substances there are in a cigarette. They have thousands of different chemicals, some of which are carcinogenic (cancer causing), and examples of others being acetone (used as nail polish remover), lead and cadmium (a highly toxic metal.)
The truth of the matter is, we all know how bad smoking is for our health, and a majority of smokers will say that they want to quit but giving up can be hard. Especially without the right help and support. That’s where our friendly and professional staff come in!
There is now more support than ever before, not just in the form of information, but also products designed to reduce cravings and to fight off any of the horrible withdrawal symptoms. One of the developments has been the introduction of Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT.) There are a variety of NRT products available:
Smoking is addictive because of the nicotine in cigarettes. That is why it is hard to quit. By starting one or even a combination of the above therapies, they will give a smoker a dose of nicotine in their blood. This reduces the nicotine withdrawal symptoms and cravings, whilst they break away from the psychological habit of smoking.
Our staff can advise you on the best way to kick your smoking habit. By coming in to our store our trained pharmacist will provide you with a free consultation, asking you questions such as how many cigarettes you smoke in a day and what triggers the need for a cigarette etc. By determining your ‘level of nicotine addiction’ the pharmacist will then be able to offer their advice on what they think would work best for you.
The pharmacist may even offer advice in other forms, for example, letting you know about any local support groups, advising you to take up a hobby or even suggesting a routine to start you off.
The benefit of having this support is that we are there 7 days a week whenever you need help, or even just a friendly professional to speak with. It is a proven fact that if you receive support while trying to stop smoking your chance for success is greatly increased.
Supervised medicine consumption
We have a travel clinic aimed at providing patients with the knowledge on how to best look after their health and any potential prerequisites for travelling abroad. Please ask us for details.
We offer a vaccination service, please ask us for details.