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Health supplements

Consider how a healthy diet can be supported with nutritional supplements.

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Health supplements

Supplements: Update on vitamin D

Everyone needs an intake of vitamin D equivalent to 10mcg (400iu) daily to help maintain healthy bones, teeth and muscles

19 Jul 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Health supplements

Supplementing claims

With so many VMS products available, it can be difficult for pharmacies to know what to stock and recommend. So which ones make a real difference?

20 Apr 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Health supplements

Clinical briefing: Drug-plant interactions

The popularity and widespread use of herbal medicines raises the prospect of potentially serious drug-plant interactions

04 Jan 2017 , 2 Min Article

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Health supplements

VMS: a growing trend

The vitamins, minerals and supplements market is in tip-top condition, but are these products really a necessary addition to our diets?

13 Dec 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Women's health

Vitamin D protective in pregnancy

Vitamin D levels during the second trimester predict the risk of pre-eclampsia and pre-term delivery

24 Nov 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Asthma & COPD

Zinc acetate cuts common cold duration

Zinc acetate lozenges have been found to cut the duration of the common cold by more than a third, research suggests

26 Aug 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Health supplements

Supplements: the right combination

The VMS market is growing at a steady rate thanks to increasing consumer awareness of preventative healthcare

20 Jul 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Health supplements

Scenario: Preconceptual care

Claudia confides in pharmacist Parveen that she and her husband have decided to try for a second baby

19 Apr 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Health supplements

Vitamin C could delay cataract progression

A diet rich in vitamin C could cut the risk of cataract progression, suggests research in Ophthalmology

19 Apr 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Health supplements

The sunshine supplement

Vitamin D deficiency is high among British children and has been linked to numerous health concerns in later life

11 Apr 2016 , 3 Min Article

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OTC

A little pick me up?

Is the category of vitamins, minerals and supplements on the rise for pharmacy?

10 Mar 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Health supplements

Pernicious anaemia

A pharmacy scenario looking at how to help someone suffering from pernicious anaemia.

14 Dec 2015 , 2 Min Article

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Nutrition & weight management

Dietary supplements

This team training learning module focuses on dietary supplements.

11 Dec 2015 , 900 Min Module

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Healthy living

Healthy headlines: helpful or hype?

With a plethora of headlines about nutrition and supplements, it can be difficult to seperate fact from fiction.

11 Dec 2015 , 5 Min Article

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Pregnancy & baby care

Still ignorance about vitamin D benefits

Healthcare professionals should encourage ‘at risk’ groups to use daily supplements to prevent vitamin D deficiency

18 Nov 2015 , 1 Min Article

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Pregnancy & baby care

Nutrition & VMS: The best possible start

We examine the importance of a mother’s health and dietary intake during the first 1,000 days after conception

20 Jul 2015 , 4 Min Article

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