Ticks

Travel health

Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Counter Excellence

This module is to increase knowledge of supporting customers with tick bites. Insect bites, including those from ticks, are a common ailment presented to community pharmacy and climate change is causing an increase in tick-related illnesses. Some of these illnesses can be serious and patients may not always realise they have been bitten by a tick. This module aims to support you with identifying tick bites in patients and how to support them. It will also cover measures to prevent tick bites.

24 Mar 2025 , 1403 Min Module

Travel health

Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Pharmacy Excellence

This module is to increase knowledge of supporting customers with tick bites. Insect bites, including those from ticks, are a common ailment presented to community pharmacy and climate change is causing an increase in tick-related illnesses. Some of these illnesses can be serious and patients may not always realise they have been bitten by a tick. This module aims to support you with identifying tick bites in patients and how to support them. It will also cover measures to prevent tick bites.

24 Mar 2025 , 1410 Min Module

Tackling fleas and ticks

This module will enable you to have confident conversations with customers, helping them manage fleas and ticks both on their pets and in the home.

17 May 2023 , 10 Min Module

Travel health

Travel health: just the ticket

There's an important role to play in helping customers plan for all kinds of eventualities and stay healthy when holidaying at home.

14 Jun 2021 , 6 Min Article

Pet health

Protecting pet health

From pet parasites to separation anxiety, pharmacy teams can provide advice on a range of issues to support customers' four-legged friends.

10 Aug 2020 , 4 Min Article

Ticked off

How can pharmacists help to tame 'one of the most dangerous animals in Europe'?

19 Sep 2019 , 5 Min Article

Pet health

Pet hates

Pharmacy teams can offer pet owners support and advice to get their furry friends back on their feet.

14 Aug 2019 , 4 Min Article

Pet hates: A look at common veterinary ailments

More needs to be done to inform pet owners about the importance of year-round preventative parasite treatments.

16 May 2019 , 6 Min Article

Pet health

With 51 per cent of UK households owning a pet, many customers can benefit from your advice on fleas, ticks and general pet health. Watch this three minute video, sponsored by Frontline Plus, to find out more.

18 Sep 2018 1 Min Article

Pet health

Happy pet = healthy pet

There’s plenty of scope for educating pet-owning customers on preventing and treating common health problems.

14 Aug 2018 , 5 Min Article

Pet health

Pet Health

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module is about common conditions affecting pets and their treatments.

06 Aug 2018 , 15 Min Module

Pet health

FRONTLINE â€“ Tackling Fleas and Ticks

This NPA-accredited module will enable you to have confident conversations with customers, helping them manage fleas and ticks both on their pets and in the home.

20 Apr 2018 , 900 Min Module