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Minor ailments – Common Ailments Service Wales

A collection of resources most relevant to the conditions specified by the NHS Wales common minor ailments service.

The full range of Pharmaceutical Journal articles on common minor ailments can be accessed from the hub page.

Respiratory

Man blowing his nose

Rhinosinusitis: symptoms, diagnosis and management in community pharmacy

patient performing nasal irrigation

How to counsel patients on the administration of nasal sprays, drops and ointments and performing nasal irrigation

Case-based learning: Sore throat

Case-based learning: sore throat

Everything you need to know about group A streptococcus infections

CNS and pain management

Taking a tablet

Promoting self-care for acute pain

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Acute pain consultation in community pharmacy

How to support patients with acute pain in community pharmacy

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Pharmacist in a pharmacy

Clinical guidelines and evidence base for acute pain management

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Woman holding headache medication and glass of water

Headache: recognition and management

Man clutching his head in pain in an office

Migraine: pathophysiology, recognition and management

Graphic of two people in different shades of purple, one has their hand up against yellow light and the other holding their head in pain

Migraine: what do pharmacists need to know?

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Gout of the big toe

Treatment and management of gout: the role of pharmacy

Gastrointestinal

Woman with hand on stomach

Case-based learning: constipation in adults

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Woman experiencing intestinal pain

Case-based learning: acute diarrhoea

Haemorrhoid medication and case on wooden surface

Case-based learning: haemorrhoids

Dermatology

Case based learning acne

Case-based learning: acne vulgaris

Chickenpox rash close up

Rashes in children

Photo of a pink and red inflamed lower leg

Cellulitis: recognition and management

Infections and parasites

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head and thorax of a human head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) clinging to a strand of human hair.

Head lice: resistance and treatment options

Thrush spores

Thrush: detection and management in community pharmacy

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Oral candidiasis: causes, types and treatment

Oral candidiasis: causes, types and treatment

Gloved hand holding eye-lid open

Bacterial conjunctivitis: diagnosis and management

Photo of a young child scratching chicken pox.

Chickenpox: symptoms, treatment and potential complications

Warts and verrucas are common viral skin infections, affecting around 7–12% of the population at any one time, and are more common in children. They are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). In the image, micrograph of a common wart

Warts and verrucas: assessment and treatment

Helminths either live as parasites, or free of a host, in aquatic and terrestrial environments. In the image, micrograph of the head of a tapeworm (Taenia pisiformis)

Helminth infections: diagnosis and treatment

Images of common foot conditions

Management and treatment options for common foot conditions

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Mosquito biting skin

Case-based learning: insect bites and stings

hand in glove holding dipstick test colour chart

Urinary tract infection in adults: diagnosis, management and prevention

Eye, ear and oral health

Pharmacist and patient

Pharmacy Technician’s Guide – Dry eye disease: the patient journey and further resources

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Pharmacy Technician’s Guide – Dry eye disease: treatment advice for contact lens wearers

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Pharmacy Technician’s Guide – Dry eye disease: preservative versus preservative-free products

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Pharmacy Technician’s Guide – Dry eye disease: pathophysiology and risk factors

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Dry eye disease is a common, multifactorial disease of tears and ocular surface that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbances and tear film instability, with potential damage to the ocular surface

Dry eye disease: risk factors and selecting treatment

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Pharmacy Technician’s Guide – Advice for applying dry eye treatments

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Illustration of the cross section of the eye

Recommending dry eye treatments in community pharmacy

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A typical dry eye. The green speckling shows the dry areas on the eye surface after instillation of a special eye drop

Identification of dry eye conditions in community pharmacy

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infected eye

How to prevent common eye problems

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Managing common ear problems: discharge, ache and dizziness

Managing common ear problems: discharge, ache and dizziness

Managing ear problems

Managing ear problems: hearing loss and tinnitus

Oral candidiasis: causes, types and treatment

Oral candidiasis: causes, types and treatment