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Time to grasp the digital nettle

There are better ways of providing healthcare, says Dr Noel O'Kelly, and it all hinges on digital inclusion.

07 Feb 2021

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NMS in decline; mixed picture on prescription numbers

Are patients failing to present at surgeries behind a fall in completions of NMS?

06 Feb 2021

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Open wider

With visits to dentists down thanks to coronavirus, customers have been turning to pharmacy to fill the gap

21 Jan 2021

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The weight is over

Covid-19 has focused attention on the danger of excess weight, so it could be time to review your approach to weight management

21 Jan 2021

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Fatigue, insomnia and anxiety are long term consequences of Covid-19

Study in The Lancet looks at Covid patients six months after discharge.

20 Jan 2021

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Understanding key to management

The key to helping customers manage bladder weakness lies in understanding the symptoms

14 Jan 2021

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Erythromycin alert for patients with prolonged QT interval

Potential drug interaction between rivaroxaban and erythromycin resulting in increased risk of bleeding identified

21 Dec 2020

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Easing congestion

A blocked nose, painful sinuses and earache: causes and latest treatment advice

14 Dec 2020

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Focus on dry eye

Increased home working and mask wearing are adding to the problem of dry eye 

14 Dec 2020

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The pharmacist will see you now

GP surgeries began referring into the CPCS on 1 November, but what happens next?

11 Dec 2020

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Getting ahead

A look at recent data on that most common of symptoms: a headache

 

11 Dec 2020

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Go with your gut

A healthy gut is important not just for digestive wellbeing, but overall health in general

07 Dec 2020

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Offsite flu jab centre delivers capacity for Preston pharmacy

Success for design and build pharmacy-run centre at local rugby club 

07 Dec 2020

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Listing boost for UK grown cannabis?

An FCA ruling could invigorate the UK industry, says Brains Bioceutical's Dean Billington

 

07 Dec 2020

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Vitamin D tops list of VMS searches

Awareness of the usefulness of vitamin D among the public is rising, according to Google data

06 Dec 2020

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