The Sykes chemists new online pharmacy www.sykeschemists.co.uk is a major new channel to market for this long established North West pharmacy chain with 16 pharmacies spread around the Manchester, Bolton and St Helens urban areas. Whilst stocking all major pharmaceutical and healthcare products and brands, the company’s online store even has a special section for vetinary products as well.

Significant retail emphasis is given to the most popular female orientated product sectors such as skin care, anti ageing creams, hair colourants, hair care and cosmetics. Many leading brands are successfully merchandised including L’Oreal, Clarins, Nivea, Max Factor, Garnier, Neutrogena and Simple.

Children are not forgotten either, with many many products for baby and the busy mum, plus lots of vitamins and highly regarded OTC medicines for everyday children’s ailments like coughs and colds.

With 25 years experience of mainstream pharmacy work, the group’s partners, Chiman and Utam Patel, both qualified members of the RPSGB (Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain) are valued members of the local community. Their ability to sensitively handle the many thousands of NHS prescriptions that pass over the counter each week is a credit to their professionalism. And for those people who prefer to obtain a private prescription for sensitive drugs or products, Sykeschemists online pharmacy store can handle those too.

2009 sees the NHS introduce electronic prescriptions into the English pharmacy system. This new Electronic Prescription Service will enable prescribers - such as GPs and practice nurses - to send prescriptions electronically to a dispenser (such as a pharmacy) of the patient’s choice. This will make the prescribing and dispensing process safer and more convenient for patients and staff.

And just to show that the group value men customers just as much as women, the e-commerce pharmacy store stocks a great range of men’s cosmetics, shaving products from Gillette and King Of Shaves, contraceptives from Durex and many more top healthcare products to help a man look and feel great.