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Pain relief

Consider all the available options for pain management.

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Let the pain fall

With support from the pharmacy, customers don’t need to put up with pain alone.

10 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Processing pain

Pain is a broad term – it can cover various physical and non-physical ailments, last five minutes or five years, and serve as an alert to other conditions.

11 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Painful realisations

Fibromyalgia diagnoses are becoming more common for people living with chronic pain, but with no specific treatment available and patients often feeling disbelieved, what can pharmacy teams do to help them manage their condition?

05 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Do men and women use different biological systems to reduce pain?

Females are more likely to become addicted to opioids because they are biologically less responsive to them, research suggests.

25 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Let's look inside: Flarin

Berin Kan Kemer, head of consumer & healthcare marketing at Infirst, gives us an insight into Flarin

15 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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10 minute clinic: joint and muscle pain

This handy 10-minute clinic is designed to act as a quick reference guide that will help you when advising customers in different category areas. The flowchart will lead you through the decision-making process to help you respond to customer queries. This month, we look at the advice you can offer and the products you can recommend to customers suffering with joint and muscle pain.

13 Nov 2024 , 10 Min Module

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NSAIDs continue to be a source of avoidable harm

Problematic NSAID prescribing costs NHS England an estimated £31m over 10 years, says a new study.

26 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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10 minute clinic: stomach pain

This handy 10-minute clinic is designed to act as a quick reference guide that will help you when advising customers in different category areas. The flowchart will lead you through the decision-making process to help you respond to customer queries. This month, we look at the advice you can offer and the products you can recommend to customers suffering with stomach pain.

17 Jun 2024 , 10 Min Module

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Pain relief in a single tablet

Discover a single tablet, Pharmacy-only paracetamol product and the pain relief benefits it can offer your customers

16 Apr 2024 , 5 Min Module

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Back pain scenario

Improve your understanding of back pain treatment in this pharmacy scenario and how to advise customers dealing with it.

12 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Module

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Know the pain code - RED

The final module in this 3-part series will help you identify customers at risk of misusing analgesia and offers practical advice for handling difficult conversations

27 Nov 2023 , 5 Min Module

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Know the pain code - AMBER

This video will empower you to deal with 'amber' situations, with practical advice to apply when concerns of codeine misuse are identified.

02 Oct 2023 , 5 Min Module

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The Pain Code

Perrigo UK’s new ‘Pain Code’ offers a simple approach to dealing with customer interactions about pain management.

13 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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The Pain Code Conversation

In the first video of a 3-part series, discover how The Pain Code can support you with analgesic stewardship, plus practical advice for consultations with customers deemed suitable for supply.

05 Jun 2023 , 5 Min Module

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Antidepressants prescribed for chronic pain despite ‘insufficient’ evidence

'Reliable evidence' for duloxetine but not other medicines prescribed for chronic pain

11 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Deprescribing opioids in people with chronic pain: part four

Understand the definition of deprescribing.

10 Feb 2023 , 10 Min Module