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Best value OTC hay-fever meds?
It's that time of year, when I get sneezy, snotty & itchy-eyed. Can anyone recommend best value sources for 1-a-day cetirizine tablets?
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Has anyone obtained good service from an On-line Chemist?
Has anyone obtained a better service from on-line Chemists compared to the local Chemist? My Practitioner prescribed 4 items 11am Tuesday suggesting they should be in the allocated Chemist later that day. I grinned to myself, no way. So I waited 3 work days to allow the time for ordering and arrival. These were…
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My mum has to wear dentures - what is the best denture adhesive?
My mum has to wear dentures - what is the best denture adhesive? She is specifically having problems when removing - stickyness on gums.... Which one dissolves well when taking them out? I understand this is not a sexy topic of convo, but it is life...
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Can you recommend a good affordable Electric Toothbrush?
Hi all, My electric toothbrush is on its way out and needs replacing, but there are now so many options it's impossible to get my head around. I don't really want to spend more than £50 on a new one (ideally even less!) and hopefully might get something in the sales. Can you recommend anything? Thanks
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Gums deep clean
I'm not looking for advice but people's experiences. I'm having a crown fitted at band 3 Dentist planning on doing an under the gum line deep clean too. I've googled it and now really anxious it sounds awful. I'm 72 with a couple of crowns and 2 teeth with veneers. How did you find the treatment?
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries March 2024
Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and lots of support and encouragement if you need them. Thanks to @Clutterbug07 for starting last month's thread. Keep up the pampering and keep down the spending: let's make the naughty…
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Replacement for Body Shop elderflower eye gel
I've been using Body Shop elderflower eye gel since the 80's and it's kept my eye bags at bay - don't ask about the rest of me! Even before going bust they stopped producing it and I haven't been able to find a substitute. My skin is prone to oily and a bit sensitive and that delicate area under my eyes needs something to…
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NHS Dental Charges
Can anyone explain how nhs dental charges work?I went for initial exam which cost £26.80.I was told I would need an extraction which will cost a further £73.50 and then will require dentures making -a further £319.10.Is this correct because I thought there would ony be one charge to pay ie the highest one?
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NHS prescription costs in England to rise from May – check if you can save now
The NHS prescription charge in England will increase by 25p to £9.90 an item from Wednesday 1 May, the Government has confirmed. The cost of prepayment certificates, which give you unlimited prescriptions for either three months or a year, will also rise – so if you regularly pay for prescriptions, check if you can save by…
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Glasses direct offers
I see these offers come along regularly, the current one looks good but I really want 2 pairs of sunglasses, the current deal means that will cost £14 plus £15 per pair for the tint so it totals £44. I seem to recall in the past they did an offer at the start of the summer for 2 pairs of sunglasses which may work out…
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Contact Lenses Online
Hey everyone, Sorry if this isn't posted in the correct category. Can anyone share where they get their contact lenses online? Thanks, C
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Prescriptions halved from 56 to 28 - is this right?
I had a "medication review" recently both of my prescription amounts have now changed from the usual 56 tablets to 28. Can they do this? It's going to double the cost! I've already been conned out of 2x£9.65 due to this (they halved the amounts due to the pending review, and it looks like they haven't been reinstated to…
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Optician Moneysaving - Online Lens replacement.
Just thought I'd give my experience of using this service. Having only started to wear glasses in the recent past, I decided to use an established local independent optician for my first purchase. After that experience, I did come away feeling a bit fleeced. I ended up paying far more than I expected/intended for a pair of…
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Daily tablets to take?
Hi, I was looking for some advice on taking daily tablets for general health. I just wanted to ask that if taking a multi vitamin and cod liver oil daily along with my prescribed medication would be benificial and a good start to improve my general wellbeing? If it helps, I currently take 50mg of sertraline a day, am a 30…
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Electric Toothbrushes for family use
Hi I'm sure this has been asked before (apologies if it has), but what's a good electric toothbrush for 5 people (two adults, three kids)? We currently have a Braun IO 7 but the battery is dreadful. We get maybe 2/3 days usage. The heads are very expensive too. So on the lookout for a new one, with some requirements ... 1)…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries February 2024
Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and lots of support and encouragement if you need them. Thanks to @@pinkfluffybabe for starting last month's thread. Keep up the pampering and keep down the spending: let's make the naughty…
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NHS Dentist - Giving Private Prescriptions
I was on the waiting list for an NHS dentist for 18 months. I had the option of seeing the same dentist privately immediately but chose to wait for an NHS space to become available. I eventually got a call 6 months ago to say I was at the top of the list and I attended for a check up plus a filling that was necessary on…
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Specsavers price rises
My daughter went to specsavers today and the lens extras have gone up massively. Mid range thinner lenses was £80 in Jan, now £100. A 25% increase. Top range thinning was £110, now £140. A 27% increase. Are specsavers prices the same in all branches? They don't give prices online as far as I can see, just "from x" which…
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Buy dressings or use fabric plaster strips?
Ok, I have a injury on my leg that I have been treated for and have an appointment next week at hospital for another checkup, the dressing was worn out and lost its stickiness and so I went to my local GP's and they the wound is healed so no more dressings needed. The area around the wound is still very sore and the…
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Dentist: New Band 3 course charge for a pre-existing repair failure?
Hi all. For the past 5 months or so I have had a broken 20
year old veneer on an upper front tooth which I have re-cemented myself with
superglue every few weeks. My dentist told me some months ago that, on the NHS,
he could not replace the veneer but could crown the tooth. Over the past three weeks I have had three…
