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OTC Category Reviews

Follow month by month updates on topics including asthma, mental health and skin conditions and be able to provide informed advice to customers at the counter.
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Category update: Feet first

Help customers step into summer free from foot problems with our seasonal guide to common complaints.

11 Aug 2025 , 5 Min Article

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Ready for action – a quick guide to managing sporting injuries

As the warm weather encourages more people to participate in sport and exercise, it is likely that pharmacies will see increasing requests for advice on minor injuries. Sarah Purcell considers best practice recommendations and treatment options.

01 Jul 2025 , 4 Min Article

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Every second counts: busting some oral care myths

Just 120 seconds of tooth brushing twice a day can safeguard oral health, but even this is too much for many people. Victoria Goldman looks at what pharmacists can do to bust some oral care myths.

01 Jul 2025 , 5 Min Article

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Travel health: Beyond the booking

People just want to relax when they’re on holiday and temporarily leave all their worries behind. We explain how pharmacy teams can help them achieve this goal by staying healthy while away from home.

06 Jun 2025 , 4 Min Article

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Travel health: Parakito

Parakito is a range of natural products offering protection from mosquitoes.

19 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Advanced protection for excessive sweating

Perspirex is a high-performance antiperspirant for advanced protection against excessive sweat and body odour.

19 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Haleon launches new formulation Day Nurse

Product contains paracetamol and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride.

16 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Product update: Fusion Allergy

A summer marketing campaign – ‘Your natural phewww from hay fever’ – will highlight Fusion Allergy Nasal Spray and Fusion Allergy Eye Drops.

26 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Vaginal health screening tampon available at boots.com

Diagnostic device collects more vaginal fluid than a standard swab improving reliability and comfort.

23 Apr 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Decongestant nasal spray can improve quality of life

Research shows that 0.1% xylometazoline nasal spray significantly improves quality of life for patients with common cold.

08 Apr 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Market update: CBD latest

What are the implications of the Food Standards Agency’s recommendation that healthy adults do not consume more than 10mg of cannabidiol a day?

04 Jan 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Feel the burn

When symptoms affecting the upper gastrointestinal tract occur, they can be unpleasant but there is much OTC support to be obtained from the pharmacy.

13 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Finding cold comforts

As the winter season sets in, pharmacies will be inundated with customers suffering from cold and flu symptoms. How teams can best help those affected?

17 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Keep an ear out

The ears are not only vital for hearing, but balance too, so it’s important to keep them as healthy as possible. Explore various ear problems and the best self care tips and treatment advice staff can offer.

06 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Mental gymnastics

Amid discussions of introducing a minister for men’s mental health, explore the mental health issues facing men and how best pharmacy teams can support them.

06 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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I got you babe

For many a concerned parent, the first place they may turn when their child seems a little under the weather is their local pharmacy. Here's how staff can quell their worries

13 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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