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Which medicines cause reflux and oesophageal irritation?

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is the reflux of gastric contents into the oesophagus, causing symptoms severe enough to affect quality of...

25/04/2019 0

Which antibiotic is appropriate for this respiratory tract infection?

Sandra Goodman is at the counter, waving a prescription and clearly irate. “I hate that out-of-hours service!” she declares. “You spend ages trying...

21/03/2019 0

How can you help this new mother with her birth trauma?

Kareena Kapoor walks into the pharmacy, pushing a pram. You exclaim your congratulations at the safe arrival of her baby boy and ask how she is doing...

07/03/2019 0

Which medicines can cause skin reactions?

From this article you will learn about: Some of the key features of skin reactions patients may experience when taking their medicines Mechanisms...

28/02/2019 0

The UK’s first high energy proton beam therapy centre recently opened in Manchester

Proton beam therapy: a new option for some cancer patients?

One of your technicians comes to you during a quiet moment. “I keep meaning to look it up, but I never seem to get around to it,” she says. “There’s...

20/02/2019 0

When could medicine be to blame for sore throat?

From this unplanned CPD you will learn about: Medicines that are associated with sore throat symptoms Who is likely to be affected and when to...

05/02/2019 0

Ulcers in the stomach and duodenum (duodenal ulcer) may be described as a ‘peptic ulcer’

Which medications cause stomach ulcers?

A stomach ulcer (also referred to as a gastric ulcer) is a break in the mucosal lining more than 5mm in diameter. Ulcers in both the stomach and the...

23/01/2019 0

Does this COPD exacerbation require antibiotic therapy?

Sheila Evans comes into the pharmacy and you can tell she’s in a bad mood. Tentatively, you ask if she's OK. “Well I’m OK, but Brian definitely isn’...

16/01/2019 0