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Sleep & insomnia

Help customers rest easy with tips on sleep hygiene and information about insomnia.

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Boots launches new online insomnia treatment service

Service includes guidance and private prescriptions where appropriate, says Boots

11 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Open your eyes to sleep and stress

Continue out Sleep & Stress series and discover how non-medicated products can help with sleep and stress issues

22 Aug 2025 , 5 Min Module

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Sleep and stress: know when to refer

Understand how to advise on OTC medicated sleep aids and recognise when to refer customers to the pharmacist

22 Aug 2025 , 5 Min Module

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Wake up to sleep and stress

Explore the sleep and stress connection and learn how good sleep hygiene and lifestyle changes can help your customers.

21 Aug 2025 , 5 Min Module

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Supporting customers with sleep problems

Upgrade your advice on sleep problems and discover a promethazine-containing product you can recommend to help

03 Apr 2025 , 3 Min Module

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Clinical review: Wake-up call for insomnia sufferers

Recent research suggests that insomnia could be an early predictor of a range of conditions – from ADHD to type 2 diabetes, and even acute illnesses such as flu and Covid. Mark Greener reports.

06 Jan 2025 , 5 Min Article

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Sleep apnoea: a brief guide for pharmacists

Rod Tucker provides an overview of obstructive sleep apnoea and looks at ways pharmacists can help to identify undiagnosed patients.

25 Oct 2024 , 5 Min Article

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Practice: Running a pharmacy sleep apnoea service

Community pharmacist Gareth Evans is working hard to raise awareness of sleep apnoea among patients seeking advice for sleep-related problems. Rod Tucker reports.

23 May 2024 , 5 Min Article

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Ring the alarm

With insomnia still being an under-recognised condition, here's how pharmacy teams can be the first to spot the signs that customers are struggling with sleep issues

11 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast - Category Insight: Sleep

Our latest episode brings you tips on insomnia and sleep hygiene as well as exploring memory and sleep manipulation.

30 Mar 2023 , 43 Min Article

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Help customers get a better night's sleep

Understand how to make effective interventions to support customers with short-term sleep problems

13 Mar 2023 , 10 Min Module

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MHRA approves new insomnia drug

Quviviq expected to be available on the NHS from mid-2023, says manufacturer

28 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Sweet dreams are made of this

Nearly one-third of adults in the UK experience insomnia symptoms each week. Here's how this can affect an individual’s day-to-day life and what pharmacy teams can do to help

13 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Exploring the sleep crisis

Finding it hard to sleep is a common problem for many people. How can pharmacy teams help?

11 Jul 2022 , 5 Min Article

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Managing sleep disorders

This module examines the way pharmacy teams can support those struggling with sleep disorders.

18 Feb 2022 , 20 Min Module

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