Ayrshire residents are being urged to prepare to cope with any common health concerns as GP practices close for the Christmas holidays.
Some community pharmacists will remain open during this period and can answer questions on choosing and using the right medicine and provide easy-to-understand advice on treating everyday ailments.
NHS 24 also has a number of pharmacists who are able to answer medicine and pharmacy-related questions over the telephone on 111.
Meanwhile, NHS inform has valuable advice on how to prepare via http://www.nhsinform.scot
Ayrshire Live has compiled this handy list of opening hours for pharmacies across North, East and South Ayrshire...
North Ayrshire
•Friday, December 24 – Most pharmacies will be open as normal, except those listed below which will close early:
Wm Morrisons’ Pharmacy, 4 Irvine Road, Largs – open 9am to 6pm; Boots Pharmacy, Unit 2B, East Road, Irvine – open 9am to 5.30pm; Townhead Pharmacy, Station Plaza, Pennyburn Road, Kilwinning – open 9am to 5.30pm; Superdrug, 6B Aitken Street, Largs – open 8.30am to 5.30pm; Halliday Pharmacy, 5 Aitken Street, Largs – open 8.30am to 5.30pm.
•Saturday, December 25 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
JS Shergill, 36 Caldon Road, Irvine – open 10am to 12noon and Lloyds Pharmacy, 154/156 High Street, Irvine – open 12noon to 2pm.
•Sunday, December 26 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Boots Chemist, 1 Fullarton Square, Irvine – open 12 noon to 4pm and Superdrug, 6B Aitken Street, Largs – open 11am to 5pm.
•Monday, December 27 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Penman Pharmacy, 2 Eglinton Street, Beith – open 9am to 1pm; Boots Pharmacy, 1 Fullarton Square, Irvine – open 12noon to 4pm; Wm Morrisons Pharmacy, 4 Irvine Road, Largs – open 10am to 4pm.
•Tuesday, December 28 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Penman Pharmacy, 2 Eglinton Street, Beith – open 9am to 5.30pm; Boots Pharmacy, 1 Fullarton Square, Irvine – open 9am to 5.30pm; Superdrug, 6B Aitken Street, Largs – open 10am to 5pm; Halliday Pharmacy, 5 Aitken Street, Largs – open 8.30am to 5.30pm; Wm Morrisons Pharmacy, 4 Irvine Road, Largs – open 9am to 5pm.
East Ayrshire
•Friday, December 24 – Most pharmacies will be open as normal, except those listed below which will close early:
Boots, 63 Grange Street, Kilmarnock – open 8.30am to 5.30pm; Wm Morrisons’ Pharmacy, West Langlands Street, Kilmarnock – open 8.30am to 6pm; Boots, 1 Doonside Avenue, Patna – open 9am to 5.30pm; Doon Valley Pharmacy, 5 Cathcartston, Dalmellington – open 9am to 5.30pm.
•Saturday, December 25 - All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Deans Pharmacy, 53 MacPhail Drive, Kilmarnock – open 11am to 1pm; Lloyds Pharmacy, 120 Glasgow Road, Kilmarnock – open 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
•Sunday, December 26 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Boots Chemist, 62/70 King Street, Kilmarnock – open 12noon to 4pm.
•Monday, December 27 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Boots Chemist, 62/70 King Street, Kilmarnock – open 12noon to 4pm ; Wm Morrisons Pharmacy, West Langlands Street, Kilmarnock – open 10am to 4pm; Bellfield Pharmacy, 79 Whatriggs Road, Kilmarnock – open 9am to 1pm.
•Tuesday, December 28 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Catrine Pharmacy, 8 Ford Street, Catrine – open 9am to 1pm; Drongan Pharmacy, 64 Mill O’Shield Road, Drongan – open 9am to 1pm and 2.15pm to 5.30pm; R W McConnell Pharmacy, 4 Wallace Street, Galston – open 9am to 12noon; Boots Pharmacy, 62/70 King Street, Kilmarnock – open 9am to 5.30pm; Boots Pharmacy, 63 Grange Street, Kilmarnock – open 9am to 5pm; Wm Morrisons Pharmacy, West Langlands Street, Kilmarnock – open 9am to 5pm; Bellfield Pharmacy, 79 Whatriggs Road, Kilmarnock – open 9am to 6pm; Logan Pharmacy, Unit 4, Logan Avenue, Logan – open 10am to 2pm; M Farren, 45 Main Street, Muirkirk – open 9am to 1pm; Lloyds Pharmacy, 9B Townhead Street, Cumnock – open 12noon to 4pm.
South Ayrshire
•Friday, December 24 – Most pharmacies will be open as normal, except those listed below which will close early:
Wm Morrisons’ Pharmacy, Castelhill Road, Ayr – open 8.30am to 6pm; Boots Pharmacy, 42 Main Road, Whitletts, Ayr – open 9am to 5.30pm.
•Saturday, December 25 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Lloyds Pharmacy, 26 Wellington Square, Ayr – open 12noon to 2pm; Boots Pharmacy, 42 Main Road, Whitletts, Ayr – open 2pm to 4pm.
•Sunday, December 26 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Boots Chemist, 168/170 High Street, Ayr – open 12noon to 4pm; Lloyds Pharmacy, 146 Dalmellington Road, Ayr – open 10am to 5pm; Boots Pharmacy, 49 Academy Street, Troon – open 12noon to 4pm.
•Monday, December 27 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Boots Chemist, 168/170 High Street, Ayr – open 12noon to 4pm; Wm Morrisons Pharmacy, Castlehill Road, Ayr – open 10am to 4pm; Boots Pharmacy, 49 Academy Street, Troon – open 12noon to 4pm.
•Tuesday, December 28 – All pharmacies will be closed, except:
Boots Chemist, 168/170 High Street, Ayr – open 9am to 5.30pm; Wm Morrisons Pharmacy, Castlehill Road, Ayr – open 9am to 5pm; Boots Pharmacy, 49 Academy Street, Troon – open 9am to 5.30pm; Boots, Girvan Community Hospital, Girvan – open 9am to 1pm.
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