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Infections & antimicrobial stewardship

Antibiotic stewardship

Welcome to our CPD module series for pharmacy technicians.

12 Mar 2025 , 10 Min Module

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Infections & antimicrobial stewardship

Antibiotics may increase fibromyalgia risk

Antibiotics seem to increase the risk of fibromyalgia up to four-fold, according to recent primary care data.

08 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Gastrointestinal

Antibiotics increase risk of IBD

Antibiotics increase inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) risk, according to researchers who used Danish data to capture 36,017 new cases of ulcerative colitis (UC) and 16,881 new cases of Crohn’s disease (CD).

13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Cough & cold

Treating coughs

Discover how pharmacy teams can support patients suffering from coughs with this learning module.

26 Jan 2022 , 15 Min Module

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Prescribing

Guarding against antibiotic resistance

Everyone has a part to play in the appropriate use of antibiotics, and pharmacy teams are ideally placed to help.

13 Sep 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Medication safety

Antimicrobial Resistance

This CPD module looks at antimicrobial resistance and the pharmacy team's role in tackling this patient safety threat.  

20 Oct 2019 , 4 Min Module

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Healthy living

A window of opportunity?

Winter is on the way and with it an increase in common minor ailments such as cough, cold, sore throat and flu.

15 Oct 2019 , 5 Min Article

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Conference call: Antibiotic resistance strategy

Professor Dame Sally Davies pulled no punches in her keynote address on the UK’s antimicrobial resistance (AMR) strategy.

15 Apr 2019 , 4 Min Article

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Antimicrobial stewardship

This CPD module provides an overview of antimicrobial stewardship and tackling antimicrobial resistance. 

17 Oct 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Sore throat

Sore throats

Sore throats are often caused by a viral infection, meaning antibiotics won't help. Watch this short video, sponsored by Difflam, to find out how you can advise customers and recommend OTC treatments.

12 Sep 2018 1 Min Article

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UKCPA: GPs must optimise UTI antibiotic use

Doctors are being urged to optimise their use of antibiotics for treating UTIs, says Rakhee Patel, lead antimicrobial pharmacist at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

02 Sep 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Infections & antimicrobial stewardship

A nation at risk

Antibiotic resistance has been named as one of the most dangerous global crises threatening our modern world.

23 Jan 2018 , 3 Min Article

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Fact or fiction?

When it comes to health reporting, the popular press seems to swing between must-dos and scare stories but the experts can set the record straight.

06 Nov 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Antimicrobial stewardship

This CPD module provides an overview of antimicrobial stewardship.

14 Jul 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Ignorance still persists over antibiotic use

People trust pharmacists for information about antibiotics, report finds

06 Jun 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

From the frying pan into the clinic

Mushrooms aren't just a tasty addition to your dinner, they’re becoming increasingly important in medical treatment.

27 Apr 2016 , 3 Min Article

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