colds

Flu

Fuelling the festivities

The winter weather and Christmas partying can do their worst, but pharmacy teams can help customers keep healthy.

21 Nov 2018 , 5 Min Article

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Cough & cold

Cough and colds

Coughs and colds is a core OTC category for every community pharmacy. Watch this two minute video to refresh your knowledge of the symptoms and available treatments so you can advise customers with confidence.

12 Sep 2018 1 Min Article

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Sore throat

Common Ailments Library: Sore Throat

Common Ailment Library: Sore Throat - 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.

12 Jun 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Flu

Winter ailments: Help cut the queues

Winter provides the perfect opportunity for pharmacy to ease the pressure on GP surgeries and A&E departments

23 Oct 2017 , 7 Min Article

Healthy living

The cold hard facts

Every winter runny noses, coughs and congestion threaten to take out every man, woman and child. So how can pharmacy teams help customers take preventative steps to stop a dreaded cold setting in?

22 Oct 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Flu

Cough, colds and flu

This team training module focuses on cough, colds and flu, encouraing prevention to reduce the transmission of colds and flu.

22 Oct 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Flu

Winter ailments: Packing a punch

A new sore throat â€˜test and treatâ€™ pharmacy scheme is intended to help manage public expectations around antibiotic use

19 Dec 2016 , 4 Min Article

Flu

Colds and flu â€“ a valuable pharmacy service

The cold and flu market is an important one for community pharmacy, with the flu service exceeding expections

01 Nov 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Flu

Winter ailments: Stepping up to the challenge

The recommissioning of the national pharmacy flu jab service demonstrates just how successful it was last year

24 Oct 2016 , 5 Min Article

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Asthma & COPD

Zinc acetate cuts common cold duration

Zinc acetate lozenges have been found to cut the duration of the common cold by more than a third, research suggests

13 Sep 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Maintaining the cold-chain in your pharmacy

This CPD article reviews the best practice guidance in order to help pharmacists and technicians maintain the dispensary cold-chain.

08 Jul 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Incontinence

Giving skincare a makeover

We reviewÂ the medicated skincare category

17 Mar 2016 , 3 Min Article

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Flu

Brands warm up for winter

Coughs and colds can be big business for pharmacy. We lookÂ at the latest developments

11 Nov 2015 , 3 Min Article

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Flu

Coughs, colds and flu

This team training learning module focuses on coughs, colds and flu.

23 Oct 2015 , 900 Min Module

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Pregnancy & baby care

Colds in pregnancy

This pharmacy scenario explores what treatments and advice can be recommended to a pregnant woman who has a cold.

20 Oct 2015 , 2 Min Article

OTC

The common cold

ExploringÂ the purpose of OTC cold remediesÂ and theÂ evidence ofÂ their effectiveness

11 Dec 2014 , 2 Min Article

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