Musculoskeletal conditions
Problems with the musculoskeletal system restrict an individual’s ability to move, walk, run and participate in many activities of daily life. Patients with a musculoskeletal condition often use prescription and over-the-counter pharmacy remedies to treat underlying causes and help manage symptoms.
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Joint condition
Joint conditions
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: recognition, diagnosis and conventional pharmacological management
Treatment and management of gout: the role of pharmacy
Pharmacy guide to joint pain: case studies
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Pharmacy guide to joint pain: management
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Pharmacy guide to joint pain: diagnosis and assessment
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Bone
Bone conditions
Pharmaceutical considerations for fracture management in adults
Managing osteoporosis in older people
Managing plantar heel pain in the pharmacy
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Soft tissue and nerve-related conditions
The pharmacist’s role in optimising care for adults with trigeminal neuralgia
Multiple sclerosis: disease-modifying therapies
Carpal tunnel syndrome: identification and management
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Test your knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions
JAK inhibitors: risks and safety principles
Best practice for patients taking oral glucocorticoids
News and views
Abatacept could delay rheumatoid arthritis for high-risk patients
A patient’s sex may influence best choice of fracture medication, study finds
Antibiotics for back pain — a viable treatment option or pathway to antimicrobial resistance?
Risk assessment for rheumatoid arthritis drug could result in fewer blood tests for patients, research suggests
Alendronic acid shortage is contributing to medication errors, warn pharmacists
NICE reverses decision to reject novel osteoporosis drug in final guidelines
Call for NICE to reverse decision to reject novel osteoporosis drug
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