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Child & teen health

Provide advice on conditions affecting children and teens.

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Kids these days

Children and teens have faced so much disruption over the past year. How can pharmacy teams help get their health back on track to create a firm foundation for the future?

11 Jun 2021 , 5 Min Article

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Teenage diet concerns

Are teenagers' diets sufficiently balanced to ensure they grow into healthy adults? Evidence suggests they're not

10 Dec 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Head lice and other parasites

As the new school term gets underway, even with social distancing measures in place pharmacy teams can expect a resurgence in queries about head lice.

25 Sep 2020 , 5 Min Article

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Head lice

Pharmacy teams can help customers feel confident in controlling this common parasite with some top tips.

14 Sep 2020 , 15 Min Module

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Locking down head lice

As children start returning to school, anxiety levels will be high for more reasons than usual. But head lice don't have to be one of them.

10 Aug 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Keeping bones healthy during the lockdown

Long periods of immobility are a known risk factor for osteoporosis, which affects over three million people in the UK. And staying at home means that customers’ fitness levels could drop if they don’t move around regularly.

01 Jul 2020 , 4 Min Article

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HPV vaccination & pharmacy

HPV vaccination became available to boys last autumn, 11 years after it was introduced for girls. So what opportunities for patient care does this programme and others like it offer community pharmacists?

21 Feb 2020 , 3 Min Article

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Scarlet fever

Update your learning on scarlet fever and what to do if a customer has this highly contagious condition.

13 Aug 2019 , 2 Min Module

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Common Ailments Library: Colic

Common Ailment Library: Colic- This short module can be used as a quick reference guide to help give advice to patients on the causes, symptoms and treatment of colic.

05 Feb 2019 , 300 Min Module

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Common Ailments Library: Head Lice

Common Ailments Library: Head Lice - This short module can be used as a quick reference guide to help give advice to patients on the causes, symptoms and treatment 

07 Jan 2019 , 900 Min Module

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Common Ailments Library: Ringworm

Common Ailment Library: Ringworm - This short module can be used as a quick reference guide to help give advice to patients on the causes, symptoms and treatment 

07 Jan 2019 , 900 Min Module

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Winter Health: Children's fever

Find out more about how to advise customers on childhood fever and make effective product recommendations. 

09 Nov 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Liquid medication safety

This module will help pharmacists refresh their knowledge regarding liquid medication safety

05 Sep 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Common Ailments Library: Acne

Common Ailment Library: Acne - This short module can be used as a quick reference guide to help give advice to patients on the causes, symptoms and treatment options available.

23 Jul 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Parasites

This team training module focuses on parasites, including a patient case study advising pharmacy staff on how to deal with head lice.

01 Sep 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Head lice

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on head lice.

29 Aug 2017 , 15 Min Module

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