Totley Pharmacy

19/06/2025

RABIES VACCINE ADVICE

I was saddened by the recent news of a woman from South Yorkshire who died of rabies after being scratched by a stray dog while on holiday in Morocco. This heartbreaking case is a stark reminder that rabies is still very real—and deadly—in many parts of the world.
Our mission is to help you enjoy your travels safely. That means not underestimating the risks abroad, even from something as simple as petting a puppy.
The traveller was scratched by a stray puppy in February and didn’t seek medical help, believing the injury was minor. Weeks later, she developed symptoms—and tragically, by that stage, it was too late for treatment.
This is the first rabies death in the UK in several years, and sadly, it was entirely preventable.

Before You Travel – Know the Risk
Rabies is endemic in many popular destinations, including: - Morocco
Thailand and South-East Asia
India
Turkey
South America, and much of Africa

Even petting or being licked by a stray animal can put you at risk if saliva enters a scratch or broken skin.

The Rabies Vaccine Could Save Your Life
A preventive rabies vaccine gives you:
- A head start in fighting the virus if exposed.
- More time to seek treatment.
- Simplified post-exposure care.
- Peace of mind during your trip.
It’s a course of 2 injections over 7 days—and we can help you plan ahead to fit it in before your departure.

Our Advice

- Traveling soon? Contact us as early as possible to discuss your itinerary.

- Heading to a high-risk country? Rabies vaccination is strongly recommended.

- Already booked? It’s not too late. We can vaccinate you within 7 days

Book Your Travel Health Appointment Today

At Totley Pharmacy, we offer:
✅ Rabies vaccines
✅ Expert travel health advice
✅ Yellow fever, hepatitis, typhoid, and other destination-specific vaccines
✅ Emergency post-exposure consultations

Let this tragedy be a wake-up call—not a repeated headline. Stay safe, stay protected, and enjoy your travels with confidence.

Your safety is our priority.

11/06/2025

SATURDAY SERVICE WITHDRAWAL

As the NHS struggles, more and more patients seek emergency help from pharmacies on Saturdays. Since many pharmacies are closed and people know that we can write prescriptions, many patients come to us every Saturday. We are delighted to help these patients and open on Saturdays to help emergency patients. Saturdays are not part of our NHS hours.

For this reason, we ask patients to not collect repeat prescriptions on Saturdays as looking for prescriptions means patients looking for emergency help have to wait longer, sometimes in pain and discomfort. We have advised patients who cannot collect their prescription Monday to Friday to use our 24-hour prescription collection machine.

Unfortunately, our requests are being completely ignored. Every Saturday is a series of battles, and frustration from people seeking emergency help. Over the last 2 weeks, around 80 people each week asked for regular repeat prescriptions. Many had not even arrived from the doctors, so a lot of time was wasted searching for prescriptions that weren't even with us. This meant that one of the 2 members of staff we have working could not do any clinical work at all.

Every Saturday involves somebody shouting, swearing, calling us idiots etc. We also end up staying late, thus having to delay weekend and family plans.

Due to the stress and abuse, and also since patients are not using Saturdays for emergencies, we will be withdrawing our Saturday service. I will be notifying the authorities on Monday and giving them 2 months' notice. After that, we will close on Saturdays.

For people who value our Saturday emergency service, we are sorry it has come to this, but we see no other option. If repeat requests stop, we will look to continue Saturdays. For emergency care on Saturdays , you can always use NHS 111 or walk-in centres, and A & E.

11/06/2025

A manufacturer has recalled 2 batches of paracetamol tablets following complaints of discoloured tablets. This is a precautionary measure, but any patients who have discoloured tablets should contact their pharmacist. It's extremely unlikely that you have affected tablets as it only involves a couple of batches.

Batches are as follows -

Chelonia Healthcare Limited batch 2312010 and 2312011

We've checked our stock. We don't have any of these batches.

24/05/2025

Our competition winner Adam picking up his tickets.

Enjoy the day Adam Hermiston

21/05/2025

WEMBLEY TICKETS WINNER

The winner is Adam Hermiston
Please pop into the pharmacy tomorrow to collect your tickets.
Enjoy your day Adam.

17/05/2025

2 FREE TOP CATEGORY TICKETS TO WEMBLEY TO WIN!!

Que sera sera, United are going to Wembley.

To celebrate 2 great play-off semi final wins,, as Sheffield United's pharmacy, we are giving away 2 tickets worth £100 each.

To win, like and share this post and also mention either of our following services - Sheffield Travel Pharmacy or weight loss.

Please think of us if you need any travel vaccines or if you want to improve your health and lose weight.

Good luck

15/05/2025

Well done Gus.

We had a great night at Sheffield United Awards dinner.
Very proud to have sponsored the Players' Player of the year award, and a pleasure to hand it to a fantastic player.

04/05/2025

Absolutely fantastic day paying tribute to the legend Chris Basham and raising funds for Weston Park.

Great to see Chris joined by so many of his teammates (and inevitably Billy scoring).

Very proud to have helped contribute to what will be a fantastic amount raised.

Well done , and

Cheers to Chris for the pre-match pep talk too. 😀

29/04/2025

It's the Big Charity Bash to raise funds for Weston Park this Sunday, and we are very proud to be one of the main sponsors.

Sheffield travel pharmacy will be a sponsor for this great event. A fantastic event to pay tribute to a great player while raising funds for a great cause.

Incredible gesture by Chris to donate all funds to the charity, and we're delighted to contribute our sponsorship towards this campaign.

26/04/2025

THAILAND DIGITAL ARRIVAL CARD

From 1 May 2025, all foreign nationals entering Thailand, whether by air, land or sea must complete a digital arrival card online before arrival. Travellers can register for an arrival card within 3 days before they arrive.

This is a new requirement so please look into it if you're travelling to Thailand.

If you need any travel advice, pop in to see us at Totley Pharmacy or visit sheffieldtravelpharmacy.co.uk

Welcome to Sheffield's Leading Travel Clinic. Proudly serving the South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Sheffield areas. We pride ourselves on being an approved Yellow Fever vaccination centre. Wit decades of experience, make us your choice for travel health.

23/04/2025

MEDICINE RECALL

Lercanidipine HCl 20mg Tablets Batch MD4L07 expiry 01/2028

Recordati Pharmaceuticals Limited has informed the MHRA of an error in the strength of the product printed on some of the faces (sides) of the product carton. The error is limited to the batch of Lercanidipine HCl 20mg Tablets listed in the table above. The packs of 20mg tablets are incorrectly labelled as 10mg on some sides of the product carton. The correct strength (20mg) is printed on the top of the carton and on the blister strips.

The specified batch is being recalled as a precautionary measure.

If you have this batch, get in touch with us and we will advise you.

16/04/2025

Here are our competition winners enjoying their prize at Bramall Lane.

A nice meal, and a win too.

Keep an eye on our socials for more prizes.