antibiotics

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UKHSA research exposes parents’ misconceptions about antibiotic use

Over a third of parents mistakenly believe antibiotics are always needed when a child has an ear infection.

12 Mar 2026

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Impact of antibiotic ADRs on patients revealed

“Antibiotic side-effects can significantly disrupt patients’ lives”, say the authors of a new study

26 Jan 2026

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Supply of antimicrobial most common outcome for Pharmacy First consultations

ESPAUR report links supply of antimicrobials to Pharmacy First consultations for first time.

18 Nov 2025

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Antibiotics in under-2s predict higher childhood BMI

Antibiotic-treated children were 20 per cent more likely than controls to be obese at 12 years of age.

22 May 2025

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Antibiotic stewardship

Welcome to our CPD module series for pharmacy technicians.

12 Mar 2025

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Antibiotics may increase fibromyalgia risk

Antibiotics seem to increase the risk of fibromyalgia up to four-fold, according to recent primary care data.

08 Jul 2024

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Health board funds childhood antibiotics expansion to Pharmacy First Scotland

Service expansion enables pharmacists to treat sore throat and skin infections in children.

08 Apr 2024

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Treating coughs

Discover how pharmacy teams can support patients suffering from coughs with this learning module.

26 Jan 2022

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Guarding against antibiotic resistance

Everyone has a part to play in the appropriate use of antibiotics, and pharmacy teams are ideally placed to help.

10 Sep 2020

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Antimicrobial Resistance

This CPD module looks at antimicrobial resistance and the pharmacy team's role in tackling this patient safety threat.  

14 Oct 2019

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Antimicrobial stewardship

This CPD module provides an overview of antimicrobial stewardship and tackling antimicrobial resistance. 

18 Oct 2018

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Antimicrobial stewardship

This CPD module provides an overview of antimicrobial stewardship.

23 Jun 2016

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