Test your knowledge of ear, eye and oral health conditions

Take part in our self-assessment quiz on ear, eye and oral health.
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Pharmacists play a vital and expanding role in managing ear, eye and oral health conditions, offering advice, over-the-counter (OTC) treatments and clinical services, including prescribing for certain conditions under schemes such as the NHS Pharmacy First service. Often serving as the first point of contact for patients, pharmacists are also able to effectively triage patients and make appropriate referrals to GPs, dentists, optometrists or emergency care, when necessary.  

Work your way through the quiz by expanding the questions in the boxes below.

Each question includes a link to a relevant article published in The Pharmaceutical Journal, which provides more information on the topic. When you have answered all the questions, select ‘Finish quiz’ at the bottom of the page to check your score.


Ear conditions

Close up of a health worker examining a toddler's ear

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This question is from ‘How to diagnose and manage primary and secondary earache and ear infections’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Woman speaking to student with hearing disability, showing hand gesture at laptop, working at computer in library

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This question is from ‘Best practice for consultations with patients with additional speech and hearing needs’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Managing ear problems

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This question is from ‘Managing ear problems, hearing loss and tinnitus’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Otoscopy view of chronic otitis media — chronic inflammation of the middle ear — without cholesteatoma, with a dry perforated eardrum

Wendy K Smith

This question is from ‘Managing common ear problems: discharge, ache and dizziness’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Ear exam. Close up of female young doctor looking at a patient's ear with otoscope

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This question is from ‘How to diagnose and manage primary and secondary earache and ear infections’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Oral health

Man with mouth open and chipped front tooth

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This question is from ‘Managing dental emergencies in community pharmacy: hard tissue conditions.’ Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


SEM of salivary gland tissue

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This question is from ‘Dry mouth: advice and management’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Image of "A systematic approach is essential in assessing patients presenting with dental pain"

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This question is from ‘Managing dental emergencies in community pharmacy: soft tissue conditions’.  Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Photo of a dentist administering anaesthetic to a patient with a needle.

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This question is from ‘Anticholinergic adverse effects and oral health’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Image of a traumatic ulcer

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This question is from ‘Oral ulceration: causes and management’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Eye conditions

Inflammation of the sebaceous glands at the base of the lashes (Under the eyelids) with swelling, redness, heat and may have pain But not harmful to the eyes Can be treated with eye drop

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This question is from ‘Identification and management of common eye disorders’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Photo of an eye examination

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This question is from ‘Glaucoma: an overview’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Gloved hand holding eye-lid open

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This question is from ‘Bacterial conjunctivitis: diagnosis and management’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Testing eyesight in children

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This question is from ‘Vision and eye health in children’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


Stye bacterial eye infection on a person with blue eyes

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This question is from ‘Identification and management of common eye disorders’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to learn more.


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Citation
The Pharmaceutical Journal, PJ November 2025, Vol 316, No 8003;316(8003)::DOI:10.1211/PJ.2025.1.387209

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