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Your local pharmacy The pharmacy has been trading under its current name since the turn of the 20th century.

JWW Allison & Sons is a long-standing independent pharmacy that has been in its premises on Cockermouths Main Street for over 200 years, widely known as Allisons or Allisons Chemist. The pharmacy has had the same owner, Mrs Vera Lowrey for over 30 years. The shop is very lucky to have many loyal staff, who between them have served JWW Allison & Sons for almost 200 years!!

10/05/2026

Holiday season is definitely approaching, with us seeing more people getting in touch for advice and vaccinations.

Our long-established private travel clinic can help you with any vaccinations you need or antimalarials without a prescription.

We will put a link to our dedicated travel clinic website in the comments and you can find up to date prices and useful advice.

We have also been Yellow Fever centre for the past 18 months, so if you need that vaccine or even a replacement certificate or exemption certificate then we can help.

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09/05/2026

Good morning,

Every day we are being asked by patients, how they can get their prescriptions to come to us.

Thanks to the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) it is now much easier to do this. You can change your nomination via the NHS App, your online NHS account or by letting us or your GP know which pharmacy you would like to use.

This is completely up to you and nobody should change your nominated pharmacy without your consent.

If your prescriptions are already successfully coming to us then you don’t need to do anything.

But if you’d like to join us, for whatever reason then please follow the advice above and we can help you if you face any problems nominating us.

If you do come in for us to change your nomination then please bring a note with your full name, address, date of birth and surgery. If you also have your NHS number then you will immediately become a favourite!

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05/05/2026

Good evening,

We’re getting asked more often about whether we have a notification service for when prescriptions are ready.

We’ve had good feedback about the email service that we have been using so feel free to get in touch and register for that. The NHS App should also show when your prescription is ready if you have that.

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Email address to send your details to:

prescriptionnotification.fg364@nhs.net

01/05/2026

**MENINGITIS B VACCINE**

We are pleased to announce that we have managed to get in a significant supply of Meningitis B vaccine. A month or so ago this was on huge demand and we were able to vaccinate many youngsters with their first dose. This delivery means that we are now able to administer second doses, which I’m sure will be a relief to parents.

The second dose needs to be at least a month after the first, so please make sure that this is the case before calling to make an appointment.

If there is some extra vaccine then we will hopefully be able to administer a few first doses for those who missed out first time around. Please be aware that this is a private service.

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30/04/2026

Morning,

Repetitive post I know, but we are really running out of room to store completed prescriptions. We’ve claimed shelves and drawers in the dispensary, but they would be more useful to us if they had stock on them.

The next step is a self-serve wheelie bin on the front of the shop!

So if you’ve ordered a prescription recently, please come in and collect it. There will obviously be the odd occasion where it’s not ready or an item is out of stock, but on the whole they will be ready.

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28/04/2026

Now things have settled a bit after our considerable changes over the past few months, I feel happier highlighting some of the services we provide. One of those is Allison’s Private Weight Management Clinic. The service has really taken off since we started it, just under a year ago and we have seen many very happy patients achieving their initial goals and more. We have already seen quite a few new patients joining us over the past few weeks, and we look forward to supporting their progress going forward.

We offer:

✔️ Professional, honest advice
✔️ Personalised weight management support
✔️ Competitive prices

If you want no feedback, advice or oversight then our service isn’t for you. But if you want support, input and honest suggestions then our service is here to help.

Link to prices in the comments.

📞 Ring 01900 822292 to make an appointment and take the first step towards a healthier you.

26/04/2026

Good afternoon,

We hope you’re having a lovely weekend in this glorious weather.

We have had an extremely busy couple of months and after a lot of pressure, learning and hard work we are back to the position where we are running out of shelf space for ready prescriptions! Image blurred to maintain confidentiality rather than me being a terrible photographer.

If you’ve ordered a prescription from the beginning of last week or earlier then there’s a good chance that it is ready to collect. We are facing very challenging times in pharmacy nationally at present, with routine items being unavailable which may affect some people’s prescriptions.

If you have the NHS App, you should be able to see if your prescription is ready to collect. And we also have the option to use our email alerts service, which I must confess is a work in progress.

Please email with your name, address and date of birth if you would like to join the email service.

prescriptionnotification.fg364@nhs.net

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24/04/2026

Today is our last walk in clinic for COVID jabs at the Globe Hotel
10am to 1pm
Appointments will be needed after today’s clinic

22/04/2026

Good morning,

Just a reminder that today and Friday are our last walk in NHS Spring COVID booster clinics at the Globe Hotel. I know that lots of you prefer walk ins over booking an appointment so here’s a final
call.

After this I will be back in the pharmacy and all COVID jabs will require an appointment. The link to book will be in the comments section.

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20/04/2026

We have walk in COVID jabs for eligible patients today at the Globe Hotel until 4pm

19/04/2026

Good morning,

Here’s a reminder of our remaining NHS COVID spring booster clinics at the Globe Hotel.

Friday will be the last day we will be in the Globe and pretty much signals the end of our service this Spring. It will certainly be the last day that we will be able to accept any a walk ins.

We may have a few small clinics back in the pharmacy, but they will certainly require an appointment. I’ll post a link to book an NHS jab in the comments.

Private COVID jabs are available at the pharmacy, just call to make an appointment.

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Address

31 Main Street
Cockermouth
CA139

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 6pm
Thursday	8:30am - 6pm
Friday	8:30am - 6pm
Saturday	8:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+441900822292

Website

http://allisonschemist.com/

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