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Putting pain to bed

Getting to grips with what causes specific types of pain is key to optimising treatment options for customers.

14 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Sex education

Pharmacy teams are ideally placed to advise customers about their sexual health concerns and the resources available to them.

14 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Child's play

Helping parents and carers look after the health of their children and teens is key to building a future of healthy adults.

14 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Asthma management

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.

10 Jan 2025 , 10 Min Module

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Cold & flu

The average adult suffers two to four colds a year in the UK. Children are even more prone, experiencing five to eight colds on average. As self care advice and OTC products for cold and flu are commonly available from the pharmacy, it is important pharmacy teams know what to recommend.

10 Jan 2025 , 15 Min Module

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Let the pain fall

With support from the pharmacy, customers don’t need to put up with pain alone.

10 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Sustaining the system

Can the pharmacy team play a role in making the healthcare sector more sustainable? We find out how every change implemented counts.

10 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Man oh man

Data shows that in many instances, men are suffering from conditions at higher rates than women, and are even dying earlier. We explore how pharmacy teams can support men’s health from behind the counter.

10 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Key developments in 2024

Welcome to our CPD module series for community pharmacy technicians.

11 Dec 2024 , 10 Min Module

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Ear care

Ears are made up of tiny fibres, chambers and fluid which work silently to keep us orientated throughout the day and night. Customers experiencing any issues with their ears, from ear wax to infections, will be looking to the pharmacy team to help them get back on track.

11 Dec 2024 , 15 Min Module

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Stamp it out

Smoking cessation advice is one of the most vital services pharmacy teams can deliver. Smoking’s negative effect on health is far reaching, so educating and supporting customers to quit is essential.

11 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Processing pain

Pain is a broad term – it can cover various physical and non-physical ailments, last five minutes or five years, and serve as an alert to other conditions.

11 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Winter welfare

Longer, darker days can worsen mental health for many people, but support and advice from pharmacy teams can help.

05 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Coronavirus

Covid-19 restrictions may be a thing of the past, but customers will continue to have concerns about symptom management, vaccines and long Covid.

15 Nov 2024 , 15 Min Module

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Mental health and young people

Welcome to our CPD module series for community pharmacy technicians.

15 Nov 2024 , 10 Min Module

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Nighttime notions

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,” is a well-known quote, which research has proven to ring true. But how closely do pharmacy customers connect sleep with wellbeing?

14 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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