NHS Contraception Service

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Pharmacy Advance’s NHS contraception service provides a convenient way to initiate or continue your birth control pill regimen without the need for an appointment with your GP or a sexual health clinic.

Our service is entirely free of charge, both for the supply and delivery of your prescribed medication.

 

Why get your contraception through Pharmacy Advance?

It’s free: You don’t pay for the call, the delivery, or the pills themselves.
Easy to use: Get up to a year’s worth of contraception without needing to see your doctor in person.
Delivered to you: We send your pills to your home for free, and it’s discreet.
No waiting: Just a simple phone call from your own home.

 

Who can use this contraception service?

If you already take birth control pills (either the combined pill or the progestogen-only pill, sometimes called the mini-pill) or want to start taking them, our pharmacist may be able to help.

To use this service, you need to be between the age you started your periods and 49 years old (or 54 years old for the progestogen-only pill).

Please note that this service is not for emergency contraception (like the morning-after pill) or for other types of contraception like implants or injections.

During your phone call, you will need to tell us your height and weight, and you might need to take your own blood pressure reading. If you’re not sure if this service is right for you, please get in touch with our team, and they can help you.

 

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Frequently Asked Questions – NHS Contraception Service

If you are 16 or older and want to start taking birth control pills, or if you are already taking them, you can use this service. If you take the combined pill, you will need to provide your blood pressure reading.
No, this service is only for regular birth control pills.

No. This contraception service is only for birth control pills (both the combined pill and the progestogen-only pill). If you need other types of contraception, such as coils, implants, patches, rings, or injections, you will need to talk to your GP.

You can buy condoms from our online shop, and they will be delivered to your home privately.

Yes, you will receive the same type of contraception you have used in the past. The packaging might look different because the same medicine is made by different companies, but the medicine inside will be the same. If you would like to talk about other options, you can discuss this with our pharmacist during your call.
You can talk to our pharmacist if you want to change your contraception at any point.
This service is completely free. You will not pay for your consultation, your contraceptive pills, or the delivery of your medication
If you want to switch from the pill to a different type of contraception, like a patch or implant, you will need to speak to your GP or a sexual health clinic. Our pharmacist can help if you want to change to a different type of pill.