Wales The free thermometers, available as part of Age Cymru's Keep Well this Winter campaign, come with tips on preparing for cold weather and reporting gas leaks.

Daily digest An estimated 1.3 million diabetic patients miss out on health checks; and supply chain problems cause GPs to prescribe more expensive vitamin D supplements. Isobel Smith reports

Daily digest GPhC chief executive Duncan Rudkin said the guidance was developed following feedback from pharmacists; and flu fears sparked after vaccination rates among pregnant women fall 11 percentage points on last year. Isobel Smith reports

Ethical Dilemma A young man hands you a dental prescription for 21 metronidazole 200mg tabs i tds. You counsel him to avoid alcohol, but he's going on a stag do and proposes to start taking them after the weekend. How would you reply and what are the consequences of your choice?

Ethical Dilemma A patient has had a severe allergic reaction to a medicine you dispensed. There is no PIL in the box. Are you liable for a medicine's side effects? Is the missing PIL important?

Vantage Pharmacy turned to public health initiatives to tackle local health inequalities

C+D Awards 2012 Industry leaders explain why and how you should boost your role in public health

PCT Investigation 2011 PCTs are shelling out more on pharmacy schemes – but is this news as positive as it sounds, asks Melanie Hall

Clinical quiz Raynaud's phenomenon is a condition that causes the ends of a person's fingers to turn pale white, but what causes the condition? Take this week's picture quiz to find out

Practical Approach A customer asks to see the pharmacist in private and says that he believes he has an anal fissure. How could you confirm his self-diagnosis and what treatment could you offer?

Constipation is distressing and easily treatable, but many patients suffer in silence, too embarrassed to seek advice; around 5 to 30 per cent of the population are constipated at any one time, though only a fraction ask for help.

Media watch The spread of infections and NHS health reforms are big talking points in today’s round up of the health headlines, Isobel Smith reports

Clinical Switches, shake-ups and the new medicine service – Chris Chapman picks the stories you shouldn’t have missed this year

Supply chain With stock shortages continuing to plague the sector and cases of patient harm being brought to the forefront, C+D's Zoe Smeaton talks to pharmacists, manufacturers and wholesalers to find out whether a solution is on the horizon

App of the week Glucose Buddy is a data storage app for people with diabetes. Users can manually enter glucose numbers, carbohydrate consumption, insulin dosages, and activities