Taking Buccaline now and again in 3 months time gives your body a helping hand when it comes to keeping away the winter ills and chills so you can keep doing all those activities you love.

Buccaline is an oral vaccine that provides your body with strong immunity against bacterial complications that can arise from a simple cold or niggly sore throat. Buccaline does not replace the Flu vaccine and we would suggest you do both but just leave a gap between taking Buccaline and having the Flu shot of about 10 to 14 days. Buccaline is a Pharmacist Only Medication so our Pharmacists will need to make sure it is the right medicine being taken at the right time for you.

Buccaline is easy to take. One course is 7 tablets taken over 3 days giving you 3 months cover.

Vitamin C and Zinc are Immunity super stars. Vitamin C is a powerful supporter of our immune system helping to fight off viruses and infections as well as aiding our body to heal and recover. Zinc has been shown to decrease the duration of the common cold and is an important part of our everyday diet. There are times when our bodies benefit from increasing our intake of Vitamin C and Zinc, one of those times is over winter when we are trying to protect ourselves from Colds, Flus, and their complications.

Influenza, or the Flu, is not just a bad cold – it can be serious and can even. lead to hospitilisation. The flu spreads easily and even if you are healthy those around you like your family, friends or work-mates may not be. Immunising yourself is protecting those you care about by lessening the chance of you bringing home the flu to a baby, an older relative or someone in your community who due to their health may become a lot sicker than you from the flu.

Every year the flu virus changes. Scientists from the World Health Organisation find three or four strains of flu they think will be the most widespread for the coming winter and use them to develop the flu vaccine for that year.

We will be providing the Flu vaccination in-store with the first vaccines being made available to the over 65’s from the 14th of April* .

*Ministry of Health proposed start date and roll-out schedule for the Flu Vaccine. For those who meet theEligible Conditions Funded Vaccine from the 21st of April and for all others including those who pay for their vaccination from the 28th of April.

Flu vaccinations are free with us for over 65s and those with Eligible conditions. We also provide vaccinations for those with work place Flu Vouchers. This year you can have both the Flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available there will just need to be a 2 week wait between each one.