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Sexual health

Explore our online sexual health training courses and latest news articles to improve your sexual health knowledge as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician.

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Sexual health

First long-acting injectables to treat HIV approved by NICE

Cabotegravir and rilpivirine were shown in trials to be as effective as tablets.

18 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

Pharmacists well placed to offer SRH services, study finds

A new study indicates community pharmacists' role could expand to sexual health services.

13 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

Get POP ready

How will women and community pharmacy benefit from the contraceptive POM to P switch?

12 Aug 2021 , 4 Min Article

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Sexual health

Desogestrel contraceptive pills to be sold by pharmacists

UK medicines watchdog the MHRA has announced that the first progesterone pills are to be available from pharmacies without a prescription.

07 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

Summer of love 

New research from Viagra Connect has revealed that 72 per cent of men in the UK aged 25-34 are planning to visit a pharmacy to stock up on sexual health products this summer.

15 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

Lloyds updates locum booking policy after EHC controversy

Lloyds superintendent says company has updated its locum booking system after high profile incidents where patients were refused EHC.

17 May 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Sexual health

Make PrEP available from pharmacies, MP urges NHS chief

Preventative HIV medicine should be available from community pharmacies, NHS England chief Simon Stevens has been told. 

 

03 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

Body Talk: the genitourinary systems

Part six of Body Talk considers the workings of the male and female genitourinary systems.

09 Dec 2020 , 11 Min Module

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Sexual health

Superdrug Online Doctor launches PrEP service

Superdrug is the first UK pharmacy chain to offer a PrEP service to individuals worried about their HIV risk.

07 Oct 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

Gonorrhoea cases increased 26 per cent between 2018 and 2019

The number of cases of gonorrhoea increased by 26 per cent between 2018 and 2019. 

02 Sep 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

Let's talk about sex

Pharmacy teams are ideally placed to lead conversations about STIs and help improve customers' sexual health.

21 Feb 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Women's health

Recognising endometriosis

Endometriosis is as common in women as diabetes, but diagnosis can take years, help spot the condition to make a difference.

23 Dec 2019 , 4 Min Article

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Sexual health

Calls for lower EHC prices as online pharmacy starts charging

An online pharmacy's decision to cut emergency contraception prices has sparked calls for other pharmacies to reduce theirs.

27 Nov 2019 , 1 Min Article

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Commission a national EHC service, DH urged

The DHSC has been urged to introduce national service specifications for smoking cessation and EHC.

15 Oct 2019 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

New HIV diagnoses fall more than a quarter

HIV diagnoses in the UK have fallen by more than a quarter since 2015, according to Public Health England.

11 Sep 2019 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

Pharmacy's role in sexual health

PHE demonstrates the valuable role of pharmacy in providing sexual health, reproductive health and HIV services.

14 Apr 2019 , 1 Min Article