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CNS conditions

Understand the common conditions that can affect the central nervous system.

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CNS conditions

The role of the pharmacy team in Parkinson's disease

Patients with Parkinson’s disease often have complex medication regimes. Pharmacists should be doing more to help them

05 Jan 2017 , 3 Min Article

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Women's health

Maternal RA increases epilepsy risk in young

Children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to develop epilepsy, according to a Danish study

03 Jan 2017 , 1 Min Article

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CNS conditions

CPPE: Management of epilepsy

CPPE has launched a new focal point programme on epilepsy with workshops now running across England

24 Oct 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Women's health

Antidepressants used in pregnancy linked to epilepsy

Mothers who take antidepressants during early pregnancy seem to give birth to children at increased risk of epilepsy

05 Oct 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Mental health

Stress & insomnia

Nearly half of Britons say they are experiencing increased levels of anxiety in the aftermath of the EU referendum

17 Aug 2016 , 5 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Managing motion sickness

A summary of OTC medicines used to treat motion sickness

18 Jul 2016 , 900 Min Module

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CNS conditions

Pharmacy Excellence: Anti-epileptic drugs - continuity of supply

This Pharmacy Excellence module for pharmacists and technicians looks at the issues of switching between different formulations of anti-epieptic drugs and includes information on their categorisation by the Commission on Human Medicines.

18 Jul 2016 , 6 Min Module

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Heart health

Drug driving legislation

This CPD article covers the key elements of current driving legislation in relation to certain medical conditions, and describes the impact drugs can have on an individual's ability to drive.

08 Jul 2016 , 6 Min Article

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CNS conditions

Dementia incidence is dropping, study finds

Dementia incidence in people aged over 65 years has dropped by 20 per cent since the early 1990s

25 May 2016 , 2 Min Article

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CNS conditions

Coffee cuts MS risk

People who drink large amounts of coffee seem to be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis, researchers find

11 May 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Pain relief

Headache & migraine

Customers may not realise that there are many different types of headache and could be missing out on the best treatments

04 May 2016 , 5 Min Article

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CNS conditions

MS and diet: a neurological enigma variation

Multiple sclerosis seems set to join the growing number of conditions linked to obesity and diet

26 Apr 2016 , 2 Min Article

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CNS conditions

High urate levels raise PD treatment hopes

High urate levels protect against Parkinson’s disease in men, new research suggests

22 Feb 2016 , 1 Min Article

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CNS conditions

Excellent long-term outcomes after childhood epilepsy

Long-term outcomes are excellent in people who have experienced childhood epilepsy, new research finds

30 Nov 2015 , 1 Min Article

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Older people's health

Overview of Parkinson's disease

This CPD module provides an overview of the pharmacy medicines management services for people with Parkinson’s.

17 Nov 2015 , 900 Min Module

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CNS conditions

Supporting patients with Parkinson’s disease

This CPD module looks at medicines optimisation advice in Parkinson's disease.

16 Nov 2015 , 900 Min Module

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