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Are you interested in animal healthcare?

With 62 per cent of UK households now having at least one pet and many pharmacy customers relying on their animals for everyday companionship, there’s an opportunity for teams to help keep both owners and their pets healthy

15 Jul 2023

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Clinical briefing: Menstruation myths and misconceptions

Community pharmacists should help dispel some of the myths and misconceptions that swirl around menstruation, says the author of a new book, as our clinical editor, Mark Greener reports

14 Jul 2023

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Getting the approach right

Community pharmacists can contribute significantly to the care of children with neurodiversity but must be aware of the particular needs of this group of patients.

13 Jul 2023

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Concise guides: Spotting the signs of sepsis

Helping pharmacists to identify red flag symptoms and clinical signs of serious disease. Subject: Sepsis.

26 Jun 2023

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Migraine matters

It is important community pharmacy teams support those who suffer from migraine with both prevention and treatment advice.

20 Jun 2023

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Service toolkit: Discharge Medicines Service

Patients transferring from hospital to community settings are at increased risk of medication-related harm, something the Discharge Medicines Service aims to tackle head on.

20 Jun 2023

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Supporting adults with type 1 diabetes

This article provides a detailed overview of the management of type 1 diabetes to enable community pharmacists to support patients with the condition.

20 Jun 2023

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Mapping fitness in the UK

A new study has found that Bristol is the UK city where the public are most interested in being or becoming healthy.

17 May 2023

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Malnutrition: How to identify those at risk

In the first of a two-part feature, practice pharmacist Samantha Cudby and consultant dietitian Anne Holdoway look at the effects of malnutrition on key patient groups

25 Apr 2023

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Menopause matters

What can be done to help both patients and pharmacy teams feel more at ease when talking about menopause and other women’s health issues?

25 Apr 2023

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Clinical briefing: Suicide rates among pharmacists

Pharmacists need to take every opportunity to watch for the warning signs of suicide — not just in their patients, but also among their colleagues and themselves, says PM clinical editor Mark Greener

25 Apr 2023

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The pandemic's forgotten voices

There needs to be more transparency when it comes to the approval process for Covid treatments so that the immuno-suppressed can better understand the rationale behind decisions and not feel they have been abandoned.

20 Mar 2023

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Oral cancer cases on the rise

Often overshadowed by more high-profile cancers, oral cancer ranks as the sixth most common form of the disease globally, with cases in the UK more than doubling within the last generation.

20 Mar 2023

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