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• Headache, Module 4, 2025

  Posted on 12th August 2025 by admin in General, Modules.

  Most people will have experienced a headache at some stage in their life and up to one adult in 20 experiences frequent headaches (a headache every day or nearly every day). Although headaches are rarely caused by a serious condition, they can significantly interfere with the ability to work and perform daily tasks. When headaches […]

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• Headache, Front Shop Module 4, 2025

  Posted on 12th August 2025 by admin in General, Modules.

  Headache is one of the most common medical complaints. Nearly everyone will have a headache from time to time. Although most headaches are not caused by life-threatening illnesses, headaches are painful and cause personal suffering. When headaches occur often, they can affect family life, social life and employment. Despite this, many people – including many […]

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• Sexually Transmitted Infections, Module 3, 2025

  Posted on 20th June 2025 by admin in General, Modules.

  According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to affect millions of people worldwide. It is estimated that over 376 million men and women aged 15–49 years are infected with one of the four common STIs—chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, or trichomoniasis. This translates to an average of more than one million new […]

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• Sexually Transmitted Infections, Front Shop Module 3, 2025

  Posted on 20th June 2025 by admin in General, Modules.

  A sexually transmitted infection (STI) is an infection transmitted through blood, semen, vaginal fluids, or other bodily fluids during sexual contact (oral, anal, or genital) with an infected partner. STIs can affect anyone who is sexually active. STIs are therefore common, affecting millions of people worldwide. On average, there are more than one million new […]

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• Colds and flu, Front Shop Module 2, 2025

  Posted on 8th May 2025 by admin in General, Modules.

  MODULE 2 Colds and flu have similar symptoms, and it can sometimes be difficult to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. In general, symptoms of the common cold are milder than symptoms of flu and people with colds are more likely to have symptoms of a blocked or runny nose, while people […]

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• Asthma management – An update for the pharmacist 2025

  Posted on 8th May 2025 by admin in General, Modules.

  MODULE 2, 2025 The number of people living with asthma is increasing in many countries, including South Africa. According to the 2022 Global Asthma Report, South Africa remains one of the countries with the highest prevalence of childhood asthma in Africa. Surveys indicate that most people with asthma, even those in developed countries and despite […]

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• Anxiety disorders, Front Shop Module 1, 2025

  Posted on 26th February 2025 by admin in General, Modules.

  Anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental health disorder and affect nearly one-third of adults at some point in their lives and one in three to five children and adolescents at some point during their childhood. More women are affected by anxiety disorders than men. Anxiety disorders differ from feelings of occasional fear […]

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• Anxiety disorders – An update

  Posted on 26th February 2025 by admin in General, Modules.

  MODULE 1, 2025 Occasional fear and anxiety are part of everyday life. Fear is an emotional, physical, and behavioural response to an immediately and obvious threat, such as losing control of your vehicle or on seeing an intruder in your home. Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It is an unpleasant emotional state of […]

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• Vaccine-preventable Childhood Illnesses: Pharmacists Module 5, 2024

  Posted on 4th November 2024 by admin in Uncategorised.

  Now more than ever, ensuring that children are up to date with their routine immunisations is crucially important. This module brings you up-to-speed with the latest changes in the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in South Africa (EPI-SA). It covers how vaccines work and addresses common misconceptions. The pharmacist is ideally positioned to play a key […]

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• Stopping Smoking: Front Shop Module 4, 2024

  Posted on 4th November 2024 by admin in Uncategorised.

  The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats facing humans, killing over 8 million people every year globally. Most smoking-related deaths are due to heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. Tobacco smoking is, without doubt, the primary risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). South Africa also has […]

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