Skin conditions

Skin conditions

Managing Sensitive Skin

This interactive video will help you to better understand skin sensitivity and support your customers’ skin needs

05 Dec 2024 , 5 Min Module

Skin conditions

Welcome to our CPD module series for community pharmacy technicians. Written in conjunction with the Pharmacy Magazine CPD series, it will mirror the magazine’s programme throughout the year. The series has been designed for you to use as part of your continuing professional development. Reflective exercises have been included to help you put your learning into practice.

02 Oct 2024 , 10 Min Module

Education & training

Dry, eczema-prone infant skin: A guide for consultations

This short video offers practical information to offer parents and carers with babies with very dry, itchy skin who may also be prone to eczema

25 Aug 2024 , 5 Min Module

Skin conditions

A deep dive into the dermis

When it comes to the skin, there is more than meets the eye – literally. Only the first layer of the skin is visible, which in combination with two other layers, works constantly to protect and insulate the body.

24 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

Skin conditions

Unusual skin conditions

Community pharmacists have plenty of experience diagnosing and offering treatment advice for common dermatological disorders such as eczema and acne – but what about some of the more unusual skin conditions that may be seen less frequently?

13 Sep 2023 , 8 Min Article

Skin conditions

Identifying unusual skin conditions

Pharmacy teams are well practised in diagnosing and offering treatment advice for dermatological disorders such as eczema and acne – but what about the more unusual skin conditions that may be seen on very rare occasions?

20 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

Skin conditions

Dermatological problems in patients with skin of colour

As the UK population becomes more culturally diverse, it is important that pharmacists are able to recognise how common dermatological conditions can present on non-Caucasian skin.

13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

Skin conditions

Still just scratching the surface?

Studies presented during the recent European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress 2022 offer fresh insights into the sometimes devastating impact of atopic dermatitis on sufferers.

11 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article