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Pain relief

Consider all the available options for pain management.

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Product update: Bursting with pain relief

Mentholatum’s topical NSAID brand Deep Relief returned to TV on 15 February with a brand-new advertisement.

09 Feb 2021 , 1 Min Article

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NICE: Many chronic pain meds do more harm than good

Several commonly used treatments for chronic primary pain have little or no evidence that they work and shouldn’t be prescribed, NICE says in new draft guidance.

03 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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10-minute clinic: pain relief

This handy 10-minute clinic is designed to act as a quick reference guide that will help you when advising customers suffering from different types of pain.

10 Jul 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Straight talking

There are plenty of ways to avoid and ease musculoskeletal pain, and community pharmacy can help.

26 May 2020 , 6 Min Article

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WHO retracts opioid guidelines amid allegations

WHO retracted the guidelines amid allegations that drug manufacturers had undue influence on their development.

 

15 Jan 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Heads up

Headaches can be bothersome from time to time, but some types of headaches and migraine can be debilitating.

14 Jan 2020 , 5 Min Article

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Headache and migraine

Headaches can affect everyone from time to time but pharmacy staff need to know which types may need more careful consideration.

12 Dec 2019 , 15 Min Module

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Upper gastrointestinal health

Take a look at the upper gastrointestinal tract and understand the different issues that it can be affected by

15 Oct 2019 , 15 Min Module

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Children's pain and fever

Pain and fever can cause much distress in children, pharmacy teams can be there to provide reassurance and expert advice.

18 Jul 2019 , 15 Min Module

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Winter Health: Children's fever

Find out more about how to advise customers on childhood fever and make effective product recommendations. 

09 Nov 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Low back pain

This CPD module provides an overview of lower back pain, including self-care measures and pharmacological treatments.

18 Jul 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Children's pain and fever

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on children's pain and fever.

24 Jul 2017 , 15 Min Module

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Children's pain and fever

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on children's pain and fever.

12 Aug 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Topical pain relief

This OTC training module focuses on topical pain relief.

22 Apr 2015 , 900 Min Module

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Managing pain in palliative care

This CPD module focuses on managing pain in palliative care.

13 Mar 2015 , 900 Min Module

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Topical pain relief

This OTC training module covers topical pain relief.

13 Mar 2015 , 900 Min Module

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