Free, friendly support to help you stop smoking with a personalised quit plan from the Five Ways Pharmacy team. We can provide 12 weeks of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) including vapes. Telephone or Zoom consultations are available, with help to understand your smoking habits, manage cravings, and agree the next step at a pace that feels realistic for you.
Free if you don’t pay for prescriptions; if you do pay for prescriptions, it is just one prescription charge for 12 weeks of support.
Stopping smoking is not only about willpower. Cravings, routines, stress, and certain situations can all make quitting harder, which is why the first consultation looks at what smoking currently does for you.
Urges can feel strongest at certain times of day or when you are tired, stressed, or used to smoking regularly.
We can help you plan for difficult moments and talk through suitable ways to handle cravings where appropriate.
Smoking can become part of daily routines such as breaks, travel, meals, or winding down at the end of the day.
We can help you spot routine-based smoking patterns and agree practical swaps that make your quit plan easier to follow.
Stress, certain activities, and social situations can all affect when you want to smoke and how confident you feel about quitting.
We can help you build motivation around your own reasons for quitting and prepare for moments that might otherwise set you back.
Together we build a plan that feels practical, not overwhelming. That may include ways to manage cravings, routines, triggers, and the next steps that feel realistic for you.
Choose a telephone or Zoom appointment that fits around your week.
We ask about your routine, cravings, triggers, and what you want from support.
We help you set a realistic next step and prepare for the moments that may feel most difficult.
Follow-up encouragement and advice may be offered depending on your needs and suitability.
Support can be adapted to how you smoke and what usually makes quitting harder, without overcomplicating the plan.
Help to spot triggers in your day and plan around the moments that usually lead to smoking.
Advice on managing urges and common withdrawal symptoms in a way that feels realistic for you.
We can help you prepare for difficult times of day, social situations, and the moments when smoking feels most automatic.
Ongoing encouragement by phone or online may be offered where suitable, so you do not have to manage the process alone.
If treatment support may help, the pharmacy team can talk through suitable options in a clear and practical way.
Nicotine replacement therapy, often called NRT, gives your body a controlled amount of nicotine without tobacco smoke. It can help reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms while you work towards stopping smoking.
Patches, gum, lozenges, inhalators, mouth sprays, and nasal sprays may be discussed where suitable.
Some people use a steady option such as a patch alongside a faster-acting option for sudden cravings. The most suitable approach depends on your smoking pattern, preferences, and health background.
For some adults who smoke, vaping may be discussed as a way to help stop smoking. It is generally considered less harmful than smoking, but it is not risk-free and is not suitable for children or people who do not smoke.
Your age, pregnancy or breastfeeding status, medical conditions, current medicines, and previous quit attempts can all affect what may be suitable. The pharmacy team can help you agree a safe next step.
Choose the consultation style that works best for you, subject to availability.
If you have tried to quit before, that is still useful information. Many people need more than one attempt before they find a plan that feels right for them.
Quitting can feel easier with structured support, encouragement, and a plan that suits you. The Five Ways Pharmacy team can help you take the next step at your own pace.
Book a free Stop Smoking consultation with Five Ways Pharmacy and we’ll help you plan the next step.
The service is free if you do not pay for prescriptions. If you do pay for prescriptions, it is just one prescription charge for 12 weeks of support and NRT therapy.
Yes, telephone or Zoom support may be available. We can confirm the most suitable consultation format when you contact Five Ways Pharmacy.
No. You do not need a perfect plan before booking. The consultation is there to help you talk through your habits, your goals, and what kind of support might suit you.
We ask about how much you smoke, what tends to trigger cravings, any previous quit attempts, and what support you would find most helpful. We then agree practical next steps together.
Suitable options such as Nicotine Replacement Therapy and vapes can be discussed where appropriate and available, but the same approach will not be right for everyone.
That is completely fine. The service is non-judgemental, and previous quit attempts can help the team understand what may work better for you this time.
No service can guarantee quit outcomes. Support can help you build a stronger plan and feel more prepared, but results vary from person to person. What we can say is that the statistics show you are three times more likely to quit with our help.
If you feel unwell or have urgent symptoms, use NHS 111, contact your GP, or call 999 in an emergency.
