Eyes & ears

Learning update: Eye health

This eduational update article looks at common eye problems.

The deafening silence of ear problems

Hearing loss can be devastating and isolating, but pharmacy teams can help to improve accessibility within the pharmacy.

Eye problems and their management

With high street opticians now struggling with a backlog of cancelled appointments, pharmacy’s role has never been more essential.

Focusing on eye care

Irreversible damage to sight can be stopped in its tracks, but only if people keep an eye on things, and pharmacy teams can help.

Eye care

Discover how pharmacy teams can support customers with advice and recommendations for eye conditions.

Ear care

This module will help pharmacy assistants give customers sound advice on how they can care for their ears.

Play it by ear

Listen up! Modern lifestyles are affecting ear health. Find out how pharmacy teams can help customers protect their hearing.

Eye on the ball

It's important to understand the leading causes of sight loss and how pharmacy teams can help customers protect their eyes.

Waxing lyrical

Everyone has earwax, but for some people it can cause as many problems as it solves, especially if it becomes impacted.

Unblock the route to ear and sinus health

Its not just noses and throats that prompt customers to visit a pharmacy in the winter months. Ears and sinuses can be just as problematic. 

All ears

Patients often present in the pharmacy with ear problems, so how can pharmacists advise on what they should and shouldn’t be doing? 

 

Ear care

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on ear care, identifying key parts of the ear and recommending products.

Sniffles, snuffles and snivels

With their developing immune systems, children are more prone to winter coughs and colds than adults, so what help can pharmacists offer beleaguered carers and parents?

Thea Pharma ceases to market Teoptic

Thea Pharmaceuticals is withdrawing supply of Teoptic 2%.

RB sets screen-dry eye in its sights

A full pharmacy support pack will be distributed to all community pharmacies in early September.

Listen up!

Alan Nathan provides some sound advice when it comes to dealing with ear problems.