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Asda Pharmacy (1115962)

Inspection outcome: Standards met

Last inspection: 28/05/2025

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Pharmacy context

A pharmacy located within an Asda supermarket in the town of Melksham, Wiltshire. The pharmacy serves the local population which is varied in age range.

The pharmacy dispenses around 2,200 items a month and as well as the NHS Essential Services, they provide MURs, NMS, supervised consumption, influenza vaccinations, and have a contract to provide emergency access to medicines for out of hours.

Privately, the pharmacy also delivers an erectile dysfunction PGD, a malaria prophylaxis PGD and a Ventolin PGD.

The pharmacy is open from 8am to 11pm on Monday, 7am to 11pm from Tuesday to Friday, 7am to 10pm on Saturday and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday.

Inspection summary findings

Principle 1. Governance

Standards met

Principle 2. Staff

Standards met

Principle 3. Premises

Standards met

Principle 4. Services, including medicines management

Standards met

Principle 5. Equipment and facilities

Standards met

Pharmacy details

Bradford Road
MELKSHAM
SN128LQ
England

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What do the inspection outcomes mean?

After an inspection each pharmacy receives one overall outcome. This will be either Standards met or Standards not all met

Met The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies
Not all met The pharmacy has not met one or more of the standards for registered pharmacies

What do the summary findings for each principle mean?

The standards for registered pharmacies are made up of five principles. The pharmacy will also receive one of four possible findings for each of these principles. These are:

Excellent practice The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards
Good practice The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards
Standards met The pharmacy meets all the standards
Standards not all met The pharmacy has not met one or more standards