Medicines and pharmacy

Medicines play an important role in helping people stay well and manage illness. Pharmacy teams across Essex work with GPs, hospitals and community services to ensure medicines are used safely and effectively.

Learn how to use your medicines safely in Essex, get expert advice from pharmacists and GPs, reduce waste, and find support to manage your treatment confidently.

Learn how NHS Essex improves medicines safety and quality, reduces risks, and ensures medicines are used safely across health and care services.

Information about dependence-forming medicines in Essex, including risks, safe use, withdrawal support, and where to get help if you are concerned.

Learn why the NHS limits prescribing of some medicines in Essex and how your GP or pharmacist will support safe and effective treatment.

Information about shared care medicines in Essex and how your GP and specialist work together to provide safe, ongoing treatment.

Learn how to reduce medicines waste in Essex by ordering only what you need and returning unused medicines safely to your pharmacy.

Understand antibiotic resistance and how NHS services and residents can work together to protect antibiotics.

Learn why medicines may be unavailable, what to do, and where to get advice.