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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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Clinical review: Insomnia – beyond the Z drugs

There is a clear need for new treatments for insomnia but the current market is crowded with inexpensive drugs, which makes it difficult for new therapies to enter. Could CBD be the exception? By Mark Greener

28 May 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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