Access to Palliative Care Medicines
If you have difficulty obtaining the following medicines from your usual pharmacy and require them urgently, then the pharmacies listed should be able to provide you with what you need:
Palliative Care / End of Life care stockholding pharmacies for Southport & Formby.
| Drug | Form and quantity | Stock level held |
| Alfentanil
|
500mcg/ml (2ml Amp) | 1 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Cyclizine | 50mg/ml Amp
50mg tablets |
4 x 5 (pack size 5 or 10)
1x 100 (pack size 100) |
| Dexamethasone | 3.3mg/ml Amp
2mg tablets |
1 x 10 (pack size 10)
1 x 50 (pack size 50) |
| Glycopyrronium Bromide
|
200mcg/ml (1ml Amp) | 2 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Haloperidol | 5mg/ml Amp
5mg/5ml oral solution |
1 x 10 (pack size 5 or 10)
1 x 100ml (pack size 100ml) |
| Hyoscine Butylbromide
|
20mg/ml Amp | 1 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Levomepromazine
|
25mg/ml Amp | 2 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Midazolam
|
10mg/2ml Amp | 3 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Morphine Sulphate | 10mg/ml Amp
30mg/ml Amp
10mg/5ml oral solution |
10mg – 3 x 10 (pack size 10)
30mg – 2 x 10 (pack size 10)
1 x 100ml (pack size 100ml) |
| Oxycodone | 10mg/ml Amp
50mg/ml Amp
5mg/5ml oral solution SF |
10mg – 3 x 5 (pack size 5)
50mg – 2 x 5 (pack size 5)
1 x 250ml (pack size 250ml) |
| Water for Injection | 2ml Amp
10ml Amp |
2ml – 1 x 10 (pack size 10)
10ml – 3 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Metoclopramide
|
10mg/2ml Amp | 2 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Octreotide
|
500mcg/ml Amp | 1 x 5 (pack size 5) |
| Sodium Chloride
|
0.9% (10ml Amp) | 2 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Furosemide
|
50mg/ml or (50mg/5ml) | 1 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Levetiracetam
|
500mg/ml or (500mg/5ml) (Concentrate) Vial | 1 x 10 (pack size 10) |
| Ondansetron
|
4mg/2ml Amp | 1 x 5 (pack size 5 or 10) |
| Phenobarbital
|
200mg/ml Amp | 1 x 10 (pack size 10) |
Participating pharmacies include:
- Cambridge Road Pharmacy, 137 Cambridge Road, Southport PR9 7LT – Tel: 01704 227065 Mon-Sat 08:00–23:00, Sun 09:00 – 19:00
- Asda (Southport) Central 12 Shopping Park, Derby Road, PR9 OTY – Tel: 01704 502260 Mon-Sat 09:00-20:00, Sun 11:00-17:00
- Hirshmans (Ainsdale) 64 Station Rd, Ainsdale, Southport PR8 3HW. Tel: 01704 577376 Mon-Friday 8:30am to 1pm / 2pm to 6pm. Sat 09.00 – 13.00 / 2pm-17.30pm. Sun Closed.
Palliative Care / End of Life care stockholding pharmacies for West Lancashire.
| Tier 1 Drug List | Quantity (stock per site) |
| Cyclizine solution for injection ampoules 50mg/1ml | 10 [1ml amps] |
| Dexamethasone solution for injection ampoules 3.3mg/1ml | 10 [1ml amps] |
| Dexamethasone tablets 2mg | 20 tablets |
| Hyoscine butylbromide solution for injection 20mg/1ml | 20 [1ml amps] |
| Levomepromazine solution for injection ampoules 25mg/1ml | 10 [1ml amps] |
| Metoclopramide solution for injection ampoules 10mg/2ml | 10 [2ml amps] |
| Midazolam solution for injection ampoules 10mg/2ml | 20 [2ml amps] |
| Morphine sulfate oral solution 10mg/5ml | 2 X300ml |
| Morphine sulfate solution for injection ampoules 10mg/1ml 10mg/1ml | 20 [1ml amps] |
| Oxycodone solution for injection ampoules 10mg/1ml | 20 [1ml amps] |
| Oxycodone oral solution sugar free 5mg/5ml | 1 x 250ml |
| Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for injection ampoules 10ml 0.9% | 1 x 10 vials |
| Water for injections 10ml | 2 x 10 vials |
| Glycopyrronium Bromide 200micrograms/ml | 20 [1ml amps] |
| Morphine injection 30mg/ml | 20 [1ml amps] |
| Haloperidol injection 5mg/ml | 10 x 1ml amps |
Pharmacy |
|
| Asda Pharmacy, Ingram Road, Skelmersdale. WN8 6LU – Tel: 01695 567010 | Mon 08:00- 23:00, Tues-Fri 07:00-23:00, Sat 07:00-22:00, Sun 10:00-16:00 |
| Aspire Pharmacy, 9 Railway Road, Ormskirk. L39 2DN – Tel: 01695 580022 | Mon, Tues, Wed 07:30-22:30, Thurs 07:00-22:30, Fri 07:30-22:30, Sat 07:00-19:00, Sun 11:00-16:00 |
| Fishlocks Pharmacy, 56 Liverpool Road, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 4BY – Tel: 01704 894 391 | Mon-Fri 07:30-22:30, Sat 08:30-18:30, Sun 08:30-21:00 |
| Tier 2 Drug List | Quantity (stock per site) |
| Levetiracetam (Keppra) concentrate for solution for infusion (for use in syringe pump) 500mg/5ml | 10 amps |
| Phenobarbital solution for injection 200mg/ml | 10 amps |
| Alfentanil solution for injection (for use in syringe pump) 1mg/2ml | 10 amps |
| Alfentanil solution for injection (for use in syringe pump) 5mg/1ml | 10 amps |
| Parecoxib 40mg powder for solution for injection vials 40mg | 10 vials |
| Oxycodone injection 50mg/ml | 10 [1ml amps] |
| Pharmacy | |
| Fishlocks Pharmacy, 56 Liverpool Road, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 4BY – Tel: 01704 894391 | Mon-Fri 07:30-22:30, Sat 08:30-18:30, Sun 08:30-21:00 |
Out of Hours
There are also the out of hours services if you need medicines when these pharmacies are closed.
Integrated Care Sefton GP On Call Centre
Southport District General Hospital, Town Lane, Southport PR8 6PN
Central Lancashire Out of Hours Service
The Walk In Centre, Unit 116-118, The Concourse Shopping Centre, Skelmersdale WN8 6LJ
OWLS CIC Ltd (Out of Hours GP Service)
West Lancashire Health Centre, Ormskirk District General Hospital, Wigan Road, ORMSKIRK, West Lancashire, L39 2AZ
GoToDoc Southport and Formby (Out of Hours Service)
Southport and Formby District, General Hospital, Town Lane, Kew, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 6PN
You should call your usual GPs telephone number and follow the instructions from the recorded message.
Sources of Help
- Palliative Care Team (Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm)
- Tel: 01704 704540
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