Management of Urinary Tract Infection

Our pharmacist can assess and where appropriate - supply antibiotic to treat (following the Australian and International Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) treatment guideline) Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection.

Fee: $25 Plus cost of Antibiotics where appropriate.

Time: Walk-in or Appointment. This service can take between 15-25min to complete. Please plan ahead.

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this service.

To access this service you must be:

• female*,

• aged between 18 to 65 years (inclusive), and

• displaying symptoms consistent with an uncomplicated UTI, such as burning or stinging pain when you urinate, and frequent need to urinate.

The pharmacist will ask you additional questions during the consult to check if they can provide you with treatment. If you receive care at the pharmacy, your pharmacist will notify your doctor.

Current Therapeutic Guidelines suggest that uncomplicated UTIs (in adult females* younger than 65) can often be successfully managed without antibiotics, with symptoms resolving within one week. Your pharmacist should discuss this option with you during the consultation.

If you do not meet the eligibility criteria to receive the service by a pharmacist, your pharmacist will refer you to appropriate alternative care, such as your GP.

For information on UTIs, including symptoms, read the healthdirect factsheet on urinary tract infections.

*the term ‘female’ is used to include all people presumed female at birth.

For more information about the service, see: Frequently asked questions: Pharmacist management of uncomplicated UTIs.