Child & teen health

Provide advice on conditions affecting children and teens.

Child & teen health,

Teenage diet concerns

Are teenagers' diets sufficiently balanced to ensure they grow into healthy adults? Evidence suggests they're not

10 Dec 2020 , 4 Min Article

Child & teen health,

Head lice and other parasites

As the new school term gets underway, even with social distancing measures in place pharmacy teams can expect a resurgence in queries about head lice.

25 Sep 2020 , 5 Min Article

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Child & teen health,

Head lice

Pharmacy teams can help customers feel confident in controlling this common parasite with some top tips.

14 Sep 2020 , 15 Min Module

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Child & teen health,

Locking down head lice

As children start returning to school, anxiety levels will be high for more reasons than usual. But head lice don't have to be one of them.

10 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

Child & teen health, Vaccinations,

HPV vaccination & pharmacy

HPV vaccination became available to boys last autumn, 11 years after it was introduced for girls. So what opportunities for patient care does this programme and others like it offer community pharmacists?

21 Feb 2020 , 3 Min Article

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Child & teen health,

Scarlet fever

Update your learning on scarlet fever and what to do if a customer has this highly contagious condition.

13 Aug 2019 , 2 Min Module

Pain relief, Child & teen health, Vaccinations,

Winter Health: Children's fever

Find out more about how to advise customers on childhood fever and make effective product recommendations.

09 Nov 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Child & teen health, Prescribing,

Liquid medication safety

This module will help pharmacists refresh their knowledge regarding liquid medication safety

05 Sep 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Child & teen health,

Parasites

This team training module focuses on parasites, including a patient case study advising pharmacy staff on how to deal with head lice.

01 Sep 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Child & teen health,

Head lice

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on head lice.

29 Aug 2017 , 15 Min Module

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Child & teen health, Cough & cold, Digital & technology,

Child health

This team training module focuses on child health.

10 Feb 2017 , 900 Min Module

Child & teen health,

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

This CPD module looks at how pharmacists can help children and young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

19 Sep 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Child & teen health,

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

This CPD module provides an overview of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

16 Sep 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Child & teen health,

Parasites

This team training module focuses on parasites such as head lice, threadworm, ringworm, scabies and bed bugs.

22 Aug 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Pain relief, Child & teen health,

Children's pain and fever

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on children's pain and fever.

12 Aug 2016 , 900 Min Module

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