VSM Pharmacy

VSM Pharmacy: pharmacy and health services in Camberley

VSM Pharmacy is a pharmacy based in Camberley, Surrey (United Kingdom), combining medicine dispensing with a broad portfolio of clinical and preventive services. Its activity centres on pharmaceutical care, repeat prescription management and a range of treatments and tests carried out in the pharmacy itself.

Repeat prescriptions and coordination with GP surgeries

The pharmacy makes it easy to request repeat prescriptions through its website, with specific links for patients of three surgeries: Camberley Health Centre, Park Road Surgery and Upper Gordon Road Surgery. Users select their surgery, complete a form and the request is sent to the relevant medical centre so that the GP can issue the prescription. The pharmacy recommends submitting the request at least five working days in advance to allow time for medical authorisation and dispensing. It also offers a nomination service so that prescriptions are sent directly to VSM Pharmacy.

If you run out of medication, the pharmacy advises that the pharmacist can help. If this happens during surgery hours, the patient can ask their medical centre for a referral to VSM Pharmacy through the NHS Community Pharmacy Consultation Service (CPCS); outside those hours, a referral can be requested by calling 111. Once emergency supply is approved, the pharmacist can dispense a limited quantity of medication.

Vaccination for international travel

The pharmacy has a travel vaccination clinic with a wide catalogue of vaccines, organised both by disease and by destination. Vaccines offered include chickenpox, chikungunya, cholera, COVID-19, dengue fever, diphtheria, tetanus and polio, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), meningitis ACWY, meningitis B, rabies, shingles, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid and yellow fever.

The site also groups vaccines by destination, including Bali, Brazil and Peru, Cambodia, the Caribbean, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Zanzibar, Thailand, The Gambia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. In addition to vaccines, the clinic offers other products for travellers: altitude sickness tablets, jet lag treatment, malaria tablets and period delay tablets. It also has a vaccination clinic for Hajj and Umrah.

Skin cryotherapy and ear wax removal

The skin cryotherapy service is offered with a free consultation and can remove warts, skin tags, age spots, angioma, molluscum contagiosum, milia and solar lentigo, among other lesions. Ear wax removal is carried out using microsuction, with same-day appointments available.

Tests, treatments and pharmacy services

The pharmacy carries out allergy and food intolerance testing with a test that detects more than 78 allergens. It also offers blood pressure testing, chlamydia screening and treatment, and treatment for erectile dysfunction. In the area of prevention and self-care, it provides flu vaccination and the morning after pill.

As part of the Pharmacy First service, the pharmacy treats ear infections, impetigo, infected insect bites, shingles, sinusitis, sore throat and urinary tract infections. It completes its offering with the disposal of expired or unused medicines.

Weight loss clinic

VSM Pharmacy has a weight loss clinic with a medically supervised programme. The pharmacy invites you to book a free consultation and offers personalised plans. On its blog it publishes related content, such as an article on hair loss associated with weight loss injections.

Team and editorial activity

The pharmacy is registered with GPhC number 1105418. Jirina Thielens is the superintendent pharmacist, with GPhC registration number 2069634; she took up the role after Vijay Mithani retired in April 2020. The site maintains a blog with health articles and advice, including pieces on using ChatGPT as a substitute for the pharmacist or on tick-borne encephalitis.

Location and contact

124 Frimley Rd, Camberley GU15 2QN · Phone: 01276 21002 · Hours: Monday to Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:30PM Sunday: Closed