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Emergency Contraception from Pharmacies in Somerset
Have you had unprotected sex?
This is a completely confidential service provided from
accredited pharmacies If you don't pay for prescriptions this
service is free, but if you usually pay for prescriptions
it will cost you £6.65.
As with many other similar schemes operating around the UK,
the pill will be available to young women under the age of 16 -
in some instances without the knowledge of the parents.
Details of which pharmacies are able to offer this service
can be found in the list below and on information leaflets being
placed in local GP surgeries, pharmacies and other health
premises.
Emergency contraception takes the form of a single pill. This
must be taken as soon as possible after having unprotected sex,
or when a contraceptive has failed - and within 72 hours at the
outside.
The morning after pill has a lower effectiveness rate than
other forms of contraceptive and should not be seen or used as
an alternative to more conventional family planning methods such
as oral contraception, IUDs or condoms.
Where do I go now?
For advice, NHS Direct
is available 24 hours a day on 0845 4647.
Doctor - free service. Your GP can supply you with a free
prescription during surgery hours. Ask for an urgent appointment.
You may also be able to see your GP after hours by telephoning the
on-call service.
Clinics and casualty departments - free service. For
details of local clinics and casualty departments offering free
emergency contraception please refer to the online Sex Directory
by clicking here
Pharmacies
A network of pharmacists are approved to provide the
emergency contraceptive ‘morning after pill’ free of charge
(or at £6.65). It may save a wasted visit if you telephone the
pharmacy in advance to check that an approved pharmacist is on
duty.
Note: all pharmacists, even those not in the Somerset scheme,
are able to sell the ‘morning after pill’ at the full retail
price of £24.
The following pharmacies will normally be able to provide the
free service:
Please click on the map and select the area in which you
live.
Mendip Area
- Bruton Pharmacy, 3 High Street, Bruton
- The Pharmacy, Victoria Square, Evercreech
- Boots the Chemist, 11 Market Place, Frome
- Co-op Pharmacy, Locks Hill, Frome
- Lloyds Pharmacy, 96 Forest Road, Frome
- Alliance Pharmacy, Health Centre Pharmacy, Park Road,
Frome
- Alliance Pharmacy, 2 High Street, Glastonbury
- Alliance Pharmacy, 39 High Street, Glastonbury
- Boots the Chemist Ltd, 3-4 Market Place, Shepton Mallet
- Boots the Chemist Ltd, Park Medical Practice, Shepton
Mallet
- Boots the Chemist, Vine Health Park, Hindhayes Lane,
Street
- Boots the Chemist Ltd, 87-89 High Street, Street
- Boots, Wells Health Centre, Glastonbury Road, Wells
- Boots, 19-21 High Street, Wells
Somerset Coast Area
- Axbridge Chemist, Medieval House, The Square, Axbridge
- Boots the Chemist, 34 - 38 Fore Street, Bridgwater
- Lloyds Pharmacy, 14-16 Taunton Road, Bridgwater
- Lloyds Pharmacy, Victoria Park, Kendale Rd, Bridgwater
- Boots the Chemist Ltd, 15/17 High Street, Burnham-on-Sea
- Alliance Chemists, 18 Victoria Street, Burnham-on-Sea
- Lloyds, The Cross Pharmacy, Cheddar
- Boots the Chemist Ltd, 14/16 The Parade, Minehead
- John Ware Pharmacy, 65 Alcombe Road, Minehead
- Lloyds Pharmacy, 105 Fore Street, North Petherton
- Porlock Pharmacy, Doverhay, High Street, Porlock
- Quantock Pharmacy, 11 Swain Street, Watchet
- Lloyds Pharmacy, 1 Church Street, Wedmore
South Somerset Area
- Alliance Pharmacy, Fore Street, Castle Cary
- Boots, 5 Fore Street, Chard
- Lloyds Pharmacy,
Somerfield Store,
Holyrood Street,
Chard
- Day Lewis,
Ilchester Pharmacy,
31 High Street,
Ilchester
- Boots, 6 East Street, Ilminster
- Milborne Port Pharmacy,
10 High Street,
Milborne Port
- Alliance Pharmacy, Eddystone House, West Street, Somerton
- Alliance Pharmacy, 6 Market Square, South Petherton
- Abbey Pharmacy, Abbey Manor Park, Yeovil
- Alliance Pharmacy,
67 St Johns Road,
Yeovil
- Boots the Chemist Ltd, 37 Middle Street, Yeovil
- Lloyds Pharmacy, 72 Hendford, Yeovil
- Penn Hill Pharmacy, 9 South Street, Yeovil
- Preston Grove Pharmacy, Preston Grove Medical Centre, Yeovil
- Rowlands Pharmacy,
Ryalls Park,
Marsh Lane,
Yeovil
- Tesco Pharmacy, Huish, Yeovil
- Superdrug Stores, 15 High Street, Yeovil
Taunton Deane Area
- Alliance Pharmacy, 1 Coopers Mill, Norton Fitzwarren,
Taunton
- Asda In-Store Pharmacy, Creech Barrow Road, Taunton
- Boots the Chemist Ltd, 64-65 High Street, Taunton
- Alliance Pharmacy, St James Medical Centre, Taunton
- Alliance Pharmacy, Crown Medical Centre, Venture Way,
Taunton
- Alliance Pharmacy, French Weir Health Centre, Taunton
- Alliance Pharmacy, Upper Holway Road, Taunton
- Alliance Chemist, 2 The Comeytrowe Centre, Galmington,
Taunton
- Lloyds Pharmacy, Blackbrook Surgery, Lisieux Way, Taunton
- Lydeard Care, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton
- National Co-op Chemists Ltd, 5 Priorswood Place, Taunton
- Safeway Pharmacy, Dellers Wharf, Taunton
- Sainsbury's Pharmacy, Riverside Retail Park, Taunton
- Superdrug Stores, 1 - 10 Paul Street, Taunton
- Alliance Pharmacy, Wellington Medical Centre, Bulford,
Wellington
- Boots the Chemist Ltd, 6 High Street, Wellington
- Lloyds Pharmacy, Luson Surgery, Wellington
- Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Fore Street, Wellington
- Day Lewis Pharmacy, 1 The Square, Wiveliscombe
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