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Boots launches new online insomnia treatment service

Service includes guidance and private prescriptions where appropriate, says Boots

11 Dec 2025

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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

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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

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Insomnia and sleep apnoea: a deadly combination?

Co-morbid insomnia and OSA associated with a 47 per cent increase in mortality.

14 Jan 2022

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Lack of sleep increases dementia risk by 30 per cent

People who continuously sleep for six hours or less a night are roughly 30 per cent more likely to develop dementia.

29 Apr 2021

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