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Cold Sore Treatment in Swindon

Cold sore treatment in Swindon. Many cold sores can be treated with a pharmacy cream straight away — and where outbreaks are more severe or keep coming back, we can assess whether a prescription treatment is right for you.

Final price confirmed at your appointment.

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£25

All-in price

12+

Age

Walk in

No appointment

Both branches

Available at

£25 including assessment and treatment
Suitable from age 12
Private consultation room
Same-day appointments where available
Works best started early
Available at Clive Parade and Moredon

What it can help with

The tingling or burning feeling before a cold sore appears
Painful blisters on or around the lips
Cold sores that keep coming back
Outbreaks that are not settling with a cream from the pharmacy shelf
Advice on stopping it spreading to other people

What to expect

1A private conversation with our pharmacist and a quick look at the affected area
2Questions about how often you get cold sores, how long this one has been there, your general health and any medicines you take
3Honest advice — many cold sores can be treated with a pharmacy cream you can buy the same day
4Where a prescription treatment is clinically appropriate, this is supplied under a Patient Group Direction
5Advice on treating early next time, and what tends to trigger yours

Eligibility & assessment

Available from age 12 and over, subject to pharmacist assessment. The £25 price covers both the assessment and any treatment supplied — there is nothing further to pay. Cold sore treatment works best when it is started at the first tingle, before the blister forms, so please come in as early as you can. Treatment is not suitable for everyone and is not guaranteed.

Please seek urgent medical advice rather than booking this service if you have a cold sore on or near your eye, or any eye pain or changes to your vision — this needs treating quickly to protect your sight. Also seek urgent advice if you have eczema and the sores are spreading, if you have a weakened immune system, if a baby or newborn is affected, or if the sores are not healing after about 10 days. Treatment is subject to pharmacist assessment and clinical suitability.