General Health Services
Registration with NDSS is free and open to all Australians who are diagnosed with diabetes.
You are able to register if you:
- Live in Australia or are visiting from a country where Australia has reciprocal health care agreements on an applicable visa.
- Have been diagnosed with diabetes by a doctor, endocrinologist or credentialled diabetes educator and;
- Hold (or are eligible to hold) a Medicare or Department of Veterans' Affairs card.
- Blood glucose testing
- Blood pressure check
- Blood cholesterol testing
- Self-administered hearing test in partnership with Australia Hearing
Our pharmacists can provide personalised advice and suggest products to care for common health needs, including:
- Acid reflux disease
- Allergic rhinitis
- Calluses and corns
- Cold sores
- Contact allergic dermatitis (skin reaction from coming into contact with an allergen)
- Coughs and colds
- Cuts, grazes and minor wounds
- Dandruff
- Dry eyes
- Eye irritations
- First aid
- Fungal infections of the skin (such as Athlete’s Foot)
- Haemorrhoids
- Hay fever
- Impetigo/sores
- Indigestion
- Menstrual cramps
- Mild acne
- Mild headache
- Mild hives (including bites and stings)
- Mild to moderate eczema
- Minor burns
- Minor joint pain
- Minor muscle pain
- Minor sleep disorders
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea
- Non-infectious diarrhoea
- Oral fungal infection (thrush)
- Oral ulcers
- Pain relief
- Sore throat
- Sun burns
- Threadworms and pinworms
- Vaginal candidiasis (yeast infection)
- Warts (excluding facial and genital)
Quit smoking for good with a personalised consultation from our pharmacists. There’s no need to book an appointment, and we can supply smoking cessation products to you in the same visit.
We carry a variety of Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products, most of which are fully funded, including:
- lozenges
- patches
- gum
- inhalers
- mouth sprays.
The supply of NRT products is subsidised when provided by a pharmacist. A consultation fee applies for this service.
Our pharmacists are trained to provide vaccinations for the following conditions, without the need to book an appointment:
- Influenza (Flu)
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
- Shingles
- MMR Measles, Mumps and Rubella
Our accredited pharmacists can provide treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis.
Some of the common symptoms of bacterial conjunctivitis
- Eyes are red, swollen and inflamed
- Eyes will often have a white to yellow sticky fluid and discharge
- Vision is not typically affected, however discharge may cause blurring when present
- Eyes feel gritty, irritated and sore
- It often begins in one eye but can quickly spread to affect both eyes
Common reasons a pharmacist may not be able to supply treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis *
- Patient is under the age of 2
- Patient uses contact lenses
- Patients' eye is very painful
- Patient has had recent eye surgery
- Patient suffers from glaucoma
If a pharmacist deems that treatment is necessary, they can provide you with the most appropriate treatment, without you having to see a doctor.
* This is not a complete list of criteria in which a pharmacist will need to refer a patient to their doctor.