The Beauty In Breastfeeding For centuries Breastfeeding is the favoured way of providing infants with all the nutrients they require for healthy growth and development. The World Health Organisation recommends newborns should be breastfeed within an hour of birth and exclusively for 6months. Continued breastfeeding along with appropriate solid foods up to 2 years of […]
Medicine Cabinet Essentials Summer Edition Medicine Cabinet Essentials Summer Edition. Combined by an experienced community pharmacist based on product sales during the summer months. 1. Antihistamine: Chlorphenamine, Cetirizine and or Loratadine This is the most requested item throughout the summer months. Bites and stings are almost unavoidable. It is fine to use the cream and […]
5 Ways To Overcome Depression Depression is a common mental illness that affects most people at some point of their lives. It causes the feeling of sadness, loss of interest in activities and constant low mood. Various risk factors such as a difficult life event, an illness or social economic factors leads to depression. It […]
New Style Pharmacist CPD: Sunburn Planned CPD What are you planning to learn? I want to learn about Sunburn injuries and how to protect the skin for the sun. I would like new knowledge about sun protection and recommended treatments for sunburn. The weather in the UK this summer has been hotter than usual and […]
Emerade Product Failing To Deliver Adrenaline An adrenaline autoinjector used in the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis is reported to be failing to deliver a dose of adrenaline from the syringe due to blockage of the needle. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a Class 4 medicine defect information alert. There are insufficient supplies […]
Are You a Pharmacist Worrier? 4 Steps To Be Worry Free I will share a part of me I like to believe does not exist. I can easily be a worrier. My heart worries out over everything. As if worrying all day is not enough, I stay up at night to worry some more. I […]
How To Get Morning After Pill For FREE They are a number of fews you can get the morning after pill for free here in the UK. Before we go into the specifics I will quickly go through the two types of emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pill) available in the UK market. Levonelle this […]
How To Buy Cannabis Derived Products In The UK. As you would have discovered by now, Cannabis is classified as a schedule 1 controlled substance in the UK. This means it has no medicinal value. However recently in the press, cannabis has gained a lot of popularity because it improves the quality of life for […]
How To Be Immune To Sunburn The current temperature in Portsmouth UK is 22℃. I honestly can not remember the last time it was this hot over a long period of time. According to the MET office we have a heatwave round the corner. It looks like the sun is here to stay; how to […]
DOs and DON’Ts of A Dispensing Error Should I acknowledge my mistake? Should I report my error? Will the company throw me under the bus? My colleagues will think am not capable to be a pharmacist. Will I be called for disciplinary action? Pharmacists struck off the GPhC register due to dishonest acts (such as […]