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Alongside providing medication for asthmatic customers and those with COPD, pharmacy team members can also provide essential lifestyle advice key to preventing flare-ups and the condition worsening.
13 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article
Hayfever affects a large proportion of the population, mainly from March to September. As the condition is managed mainly with over-the-counter medicines and self care, the pharmacy is the first place customers will come to for advice.
17 Feb 2025 , 15 Min Module
Welcome to our CPD module series for community pharmacy technicians. Written in conjunction with the Pharmacy Magazine CPD series, it will mirror the magazine’s programme throughout the year. The series has been designed for you to use as part of your continuing professional development. Reflective exercises have been included to help you put your learning into practice.
10 Jan 2025 , 10 Min Module
Living with lung conditions like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can make daily activities extremely difficult, with symptoms ranging from manageable, requiring the use of an inhaler, to severe, requiring sufferers to visit the hospital.
03 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article
The winter months cannot only exacerbate common conditions but bring with it some serious impacts on health.
11 Dec 2023 , 1 Min Article
Asthma attacks in the UK have increased by a third over the past decade and the number of people affected by the disease here is among the highest in the world. So why aren’t new therapeutic options being utilised to better effect?
09 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article
As the pollen season begins, here's how pharmacy can help customers suffering from hayfever
12 May 2023 , 1 Min Article
One in seven older adults with asthma experienced depression for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Canadian research.
13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article
Community pharmacies may hold the key to improving patients' understanding of their asthma.
01 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article
More than one million people are overusing their reliever inhalers with those in the poorest communities most likely to miss out on getting the support they need to manage their asthma effectively, says Dr Andy Whittamore, who is clinical lead at Asthma + Lung UK
20 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article
The Taskforce for Lung Health is calling on policymakers and commissioners to provide extra funding to help community pharmacies deliver regular – and improved – care for the millions of people in the UK living with asthma.
05 May 2022 , 10 Min Article
NICE has published new draft guidelines that aim to ensure all babies, children and young people using NHS services have the best possible experience of care.
19 Jul 2021 , 5 Min Article
This module will help you understand the latest thinking in COPD treatment and management.
19 May 2021 , 20 Min Module
This CPD module provides community pharmacists with an overview of some of the major developments in pharmacy practice during the past 12 months.
18 Dec 2020 , 5 Min Module
For many allergy sufferers there is no pollen involved, nor is the problem seasonal in nature – all of which can make it harder to determine the cause. Pharmacists can help.
24 Jul 2020 , 3 Min Article
Chiesi UK, manufacturer of Clenil Modulite, will release more batches of the 100mcg inhaler after “dramatic†increase in demand.
06 May 2020 , 1 Min Article
