Allergy

Discover allergy training courses and news for advice on allergy management and precautions.

Allergy

What to expect from this hayfever season

There are about 18 million hayfever sufferers in the UK, yet only half can identify their triggers, according to Allergy UK. This means there is plenty of scope for pharmacy advice this season

11 Apr 2018 , 5 Min Article

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Hayfever: Blowin' in the wind

There is strong evidence to show that hayfever can have a serious and substantial impact on a sufferer’s quality of life

23 Mar 2018 , 5 Min Article

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Allergies: Scratching the surface

Allergy rates have been rising for decades and we still donâ€™t really know why. So what can be done to help sufferers?

18 Jul 2017 , 6 Min Article

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Allergies and hayfever

This team training module focuses on allergies.

21 Apr 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Holiday health: check

Whatever their destination, pharmacy staff can help customers keep their holiday health in check with advice and product recommendations for each stage of their journey.

20 Apr 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Allergy alert!

As the prime pollen season begins, you can expect an influx of enquiries about allergic conditions and how to recognise, treat and prevent them.

20 Apr 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Scenario: Hayfever and HIV

Melissa, who has been talking to a customer, hands Parveen a piece of paper. It lists two drugs â€“ Combivir and efavirenz...

19 Apr 2017 , 1 Min Article

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The extended hayfever season

Allergy symptoms continue to increase as a problem, making pharmacy advice more important

13 Apr 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Hayfever: The right response

Hayfever affects people in different ways and, depending on the circumstances, the advice pharmacists offer needs to be different too

03 Apr 2017 , 6 Min Article

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Not to be sneezed at

Dawn Gay looks at the latest news from the OTC allergies category

09 Feb 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Use of adrenaline auto-injectors is poor

Most community pharmacists cannot use an adrenaline auto-injector correctly, reports Clinical & Experimental Allergy

21 Dec 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Food allergy

Charles Gladwin considers the nature of food allergies and approaches to managing them

14 Oct 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Allergic action

Pharmacists have an important role in identifying allergies, raising awareness and providing support

20 Jul 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Scenario: Resistant hayfever

Adam May comes into the pharmacy with his mum. He is doing his GCSE exams but his hayfever is making it very hard to concentrate...

04 Jul 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Trouble ahead as hayfever incidence rockets

A new report has predicted that the UKâ€™s hay fever rates will double by 2030, leading toÂ worsening symptoms

31 May 2016 , 5 Min Article

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Train your team: hayfever

This Train Your Team checklist provides support and information to run a team training session on hayfever.

31 May 2016 , 1 Min Article

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