Corkers Pharmacy and Travel Clinic

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19/04/2021

Are you suffering with dry hands?

During the pandemic we are all washing our hands so much more.

The staff at Corkers Pharmacy in Warrington Town Centre have found Salcura Natural Skin Therapy very soothing.

If you would like a free sample come in and ask us today.

11/02/2021

Corkers Pharmacy are now offering Free Prescription delivery in the Warrington Area.
You can contact us on 01925 632079 or use our Healthera App
https://m67e4.app.goo.gl/sRnC

10/05/2020

I believe everyone should receive advice from healthcare professionals about taking vitamin D3 supplements. I recommend different doses of vitamin D3 for individuals based on factors such as their age, skin colour and daily sun exposure. Sometimes I recommend higher doses of vitamin D3 during the winter and at the start of taking the supplement. Vitamin D3 supplements can be prescribed or bought over the counter for a few pounds a month without having a blood level test.
Keep Safe
Lisa

02/05/2020

Vitamin D is critical for immune function. A deficiency in this nutrient may compromise immune response and increase your risk of infection and disease.

We all need to ensure that everyone gets enough vitamin D during the Coronavirus Pandemic lockdown.

Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, and we get most of ours from sunlight exposure. Find out how to get enough without risking sun damage.

01/05/2020

Community Pharmacies are part of the NHS. We are working hard to support you during the Covid 19 Pandemic. Please support us now so we can continue to support you in the future. Thank you. Keep Safe.

Save our community pharmacies in England

01/05/2020

Community Pharmacy is part of the NHS. We are working hard to support you during the Covid 19 Pandemic. We need your support now so we can continue to support you in the future. Thank you.

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23/04/2020

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If you need help giving up ask your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.

Emerging evidence from China shows smokers with COVID-19 are 14 times more likely to develop severe respiratory disease.

21/04/2020

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16/04/2020

13/04/2020

I would like to share with you some questions and ideas I have about how we are responding to Coronavirus.

What research is being done to find out what makes some people with Coronavirus asymptomatic? As a community pharmacist I am always surprised at the number of patients of all ages that say they don’t ever suffer from colds or flu.

How much research is being done to see what might be protecting them?

When patients test positive with no symptoms for Coronavirus are we taking a full history, examination and blood analysis or are we just sending them home to self isolate?

Medical professionals are trained to focus their expertise and resources on people that are in the greatest need. However although they are not ill and do not require intervention we ignore these people at our peril. Imagine if we could obtain enough data from these asymptomatic patients to identify some common factors that may give protection from the worst symptoms of Coronavirus and possibly other infections.

We could look at many factors including:
Biochemistry results
Vitamin levels eg Vitamin D and C
Mineral levels eg Selenuim and Zinc
Full blood analysis
Genetics
Ethnicity
Hormone levels
Height
Weight
Peak Flow
Blood Pressure
Normal body temperature
Fitness
Work
Sleep patterns
Smoking
Alcohol
Medication
Vaccination history
Previous infections and circulating antibodies
Etc etc

We need to start collecting and analysing this data now all around the world in order to develop our understanding. Protective factors might be found quickly and acted on to reduce the severity of disease for existing and future patients with Coronavirus. However even if it takes much longer to find protective factors it could be beneficial for future prevention of serious disease.

At the present there is a lot of speculation about ethnicity being a factor in developing severe disease. If for example we found that these groups had low Vitamin D and that having a good Vitamin D level was protective we could possibly boost their levels and possibly reduce the severity of their symptoms. Also more men seem to have severe symptoms then women. If we found certain hormone levels were protective we could possibly manipulate these and reduce severity of symptoms.

And there is evidence that lowering your temperature when you have a fever with antipyretics like paracetamol can reduce your ability to fight infections. Is there any evidence that this is happening with Coronavirus?

It could be 12 months before we have a vaccine so we need to find anything that can help patients now. The time to do the research is now.

Unlike other countries we are not testing enough people with Coronavirus and we are testing hardly any that are asymptomatic. So not only do we fail to stop asymptomatic people spreading Coronavirus but we also fail to identify any factors that could help reduce the severity of disease.

Finally why aren’t our experts advocating face masks or face visors which could reduce the spread of this virus. If Boris Johnson and his team had worn face protection and practiced distancing they would have reduced the chance of infection. It is not acceptable to keep saying that personal protection equipment should only be used by medical staff. Everyone has a role in reducing the spread of this virus.

Please look at the following links

Masks4all
https://youtu.be/HhNo_IOPOtU

Make your own Face Sheild
https://youtu.be/HHUrSX2cJyA

Medcram Coronavirus
https://youtu.be/o8aG63yigjA.

https://youtu.be/EFRwnhfWXxo

Dr Campbell
https://youtu.be/md6BGwGnekw

https://youtu.be/ycf6bAMKgjg

https://youtu.be/W5yVGmfivAk

Thank you for reading this. Keep Safe.

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15/01/2020

Warrington Travel Clinic is part of Corkers Pharmacy and we're now accepting online bookings. Take a look at our new website:

Warrington Travel Clinic is where you go for trusted travel health care. Book your vaccinations with us today. Price match guaranteed.