Sore throats left untreated can cause Rheumatic Fever

Tamariki at risk of developing rheumatic fever from a sore throat can be swabbed at community pharmacies listed below

Tamariki are at risk of developing rheumatic fever if they are aged between 3-19 years, have a sore throat and have one of these criteria:

  • are Maori or Pacific
  • live in high-risk areas (most of the Eastern BOP,  Greerton and Gate Pa in Tauranga)
  • live in over-crowded housing
  • have a family history of rheumatic fever 

Your pharmacy can provide a throat swab with the help of  parents/guardians of children aged 3-19 with a sore throat and one of the above risk-factors.

These pharmacies are able to provide antibiotic treatment for sore throats of high-risk tamariki and/or others in your home aged 3 years or older.  If the swab is positive for strep then we can also swab and treat household contacts 3 years and above.

 

Talk to one of our participating pharmacist about children's health. Your pharmacist is the health professional you see most often so you can be assured of receiving the right help, advice and support.

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BOPCPG Pharmacies providing "Rheumatic Fever Sore Throat Swab " services

 

My Pharmacy Papamoa Plaza
Shop 9 Papamoa Plaza,
7 Gravatt Road,
Papamoa,
Tauranga,
PH:07 572 0355
My Pharmacy Te Puke
96 Jellicoe Street,
Te Puke,
Te Puke,
PH:07 573 0390
My Pharmacy The Avenues
434 Devonport Road,
Tauranga South,
Tauranga,
Tauranga,
PH:07 928 8004
Unichem Brookfield Pharmacy
85 Bellevue Rd, Brookfield,
Brookfield,
Tauranga,
Bay Of Plenty,
PH:75765132
Unichem Cherrywood Pharmacy
52-54 Cherrywood Drive,
Tauranga,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:075769404
Welcome Bay Pharmacy
252 Welcome Bay Rd,
Welcome Bay,
Tauranga,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:07 544 2418
Unichem Total Health Pharmacy
252 The Strand,
Whakatane,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:07 3089009
Edgecumbe Pharmacy
26 College Road,
Riverslea Mall,
Edgecumbe,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:07 3049734
Unichem Chadwick Pharmacy
120 Chadwick Road,
Greerton,
Tauranga,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:(07) 5785409
Maungatapu Pharmacy
6/291 Maungatapu Road,
Maungatapu ,
Tauranga ,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:07 5440771
Waihi Beach Chemist
15 Wilson Road,
Waihi Beach,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:078635401
Bayfair Life Pharmacy
Bayfair Shopping Centre,
Girven Road,
Mount Maunganui,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:075750476
Your Pharmacy
42 Girven Road,
Mount Maunganui,
Tauranga,
Bay Of Plenty,
PH:07 5748645
OPOTIKI PHARMACY
OPOTIKI PHARMACY,
110 CHURCH STREET,
OPOTIKI,
NEW ZEALAND,
PH:07 3156251
CHURCH STREET DISPENSARY
114B CHURCH STREET,
OPOTIKI,
NEW ZEALAND,
PH:
Pharmacy on Cameron
850 Cameron Road,
Tauranga South,
Tauranga,
PH:075785707
Life Pharmacy Te Puke
61 Jellicoe Street,
Te Puke,
Bay Of Plenty,
PH:075730930
Life Pharmacy Whakatane
183 The Strand,
Whakatane,
PH:073086988
Kope Pharmacy
78 King Street ,
Kopeopeo,
Whakatane,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:073085345
Unichem Adamsons Pharmacy
52 King Street,
Kopeopeo,
Whakatane,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:073087611
John's Photo Pharmacy
292 Cameron road,
Tauranga,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:075783566
Tarawera Pharmacy
106 Onslow Street,
Kawerau,
Kawerau,
Bay of plenty,
PH:
Gate Pa Village Pharmacy
17A Courtney Road,
Gate Pa,
Tauranga,
Bay of plenty,
PH:075770064
Unichem Greerton Pharmacy
221 Chadwick Road,
Greerton,
Tauranga,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:075784901
Kawerau Pharmacy
2 Tarawera Court,
Islington Street,
Kawerau,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:07 323 8989
Te Puna Pharmacy
2C/4 Te Puna Road,
Te Puna,
Tauranga,
Bay of Plenty,
PH:072622170
Unichem Katikati
26 main road ,
Katikati ,
Bay of Plenty ,
PH:02040211612
Bethlehem Pharmacy
229d State Highway 2,
Bethlehem,
Tauranga,
BOP,
PH:075769770

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