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Vitamin D

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Health supplements

Discovering vitamin D deficiency

With everyone encouraged to stay home as much as possible during the pandemic, have people been getting enough vitamin D? 

17 Aug 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Keeping bones healthy during the lockdown

Long periods of immobility are a known risk factor for osteoporosis, which affects over three million people in the UK. And staying at home means that customers’ fitness levels could drop if they don’t move around regularly.

01 Jul 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Health supplements

Making sense of supplements

It can be confusing to know which supplements are suitable for different individuals, but pharmacy teams can help.

21 Apr 2020 , 5 Min Article

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Pregnancy & baby care

When should customers fork out?

Despite their growing popularity, there remains a great deal of public confusion about when VMS supplements are recommended or useful.

04 Aug 2019 , 3 Min Article

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Travel health

Vitamin D: Getting the balance right

Vitamin D is one of the positive effects of exposure to sunlight – but how can pharmacists help customers avoid the negative effects of overexposure?

23 May 2019 , 5 Min Article

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Health supplements

Supply and demand

As diets change, find out how pharmacy teams can play an important role in vitamin guidance.

24 Apr 2019 , 4 Min Article

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Nutrition & weight management

Scenario: Vitamin D supplements

Customer Nusrat Begum is talking to pharmacist Parveen about how the vitamin D supplement she is taking doesn’t seem to be working...

09 Apr 2019 , 1 Min Article