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Head Lice Treatment and Prevention options for your children

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Head Lice Treatment and Prevention options for your children

Stories from the Pharmacy: Head Lice treatment and prevention options for your children Nicole, a mother of three daughters comes into the pharmacy asking for lice advice. She is on her way to pick up one of her daughters from school as she just received a phone call to inform her that the school … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Health Conditions Tagged With: conditioner method, head lice, head lice prevention, head lice treatment, maldison, Moov, natural head lice treatment, Nit Clips, permethrin

Mosquito Bites: Insect repellents for your children

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Mosquito Bites: Insect repellents for your children

  Stories from the Pharmacy: Insect repellents for your children Dana, a mother of three ( a 1-month-old baby, a 4 and 6-year-old) came into the pharmacy asking for the best insect repellent I could recommend for her family. She has noticed so many mosquitoes around lately and her children often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Health Conditions Tagged With: aeroguard, best insect repellent, DEET, insect repellent, insect repellents for babies, itchy bites, mosquitoes, neurotoxic insecticides, picaridin

Breakthrough Chicken Pox: How to prevent it in your child

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Breakthrough Chicken Pox: How to prevent it in your child

Stories from the Pharmacy: Breakthrough Chicken Pox Sharon came into the pharmacy to ask for some advice. She is feeling stressed as her 4-year-old daughter Amy is up to date with her immunisations, but she was notified that Amy’s kinder classmate has come down with chicken pox. Sharon remembered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Health Conditions Tagged With: breakthrough chicken pox, chicken pox, chicken pox symptoms, childhood illness, itchy, scratchy, spots, vaccination, vaccination in children

Immune boosters for your children

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Immune boosters for your children

  Stories from the pharmacy Sonia, a mother of 2, came into the pharmacy wanting to get some advice. She explained that her 2-year-old son keeps getting sick. He had a chest infection a couple of months ago and was put on antibiotics and then a few weeks later he was sick again with a similar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cold and flu, immune boost, immune system, Probiotics, Vitamin C, vitamin d, zinc

Cough solutions for your under 6-year-old children

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Cough solutions for your under 6-year-old children

Cough Solutions for young children Kate came into the pharmacy with her children explaining that both her 1 and 4-year-old, are suffering from colds, bothered by nasal congestion and cough. Kate mentioned that she has been to the doctor but the Dr explained that both of her children have viral … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Health Conditions Tagged With: cough, duro-tuss, eucalyptus, Fess, Flo, hedera helix, honey, Hydration, little coughs, mucous, nasal congestion, paracetamol, postnasal drip, prospan, saline spray, vaporizer, viral infection

Flu Vaccination for Children

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Flu Vaccination for Children

  Flu Vaccination for Children Has this question been going through your mind lately... Should I get my child vaccinated against the flu? I’ve just booked my children for an appointment to get their annual flu shot because, just like the chicken pox and measles virus, the flu virus can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Health Conditions Tagged With: children, flu, flu vaccination, free vaccination, influenza, statistics, vaccination in children

Gastro in Children

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Gastro in Children

Gastro in Children: Case Scenario [WARNING: When gastro strikes, please don’t give your children sports drinks or undiluted juices and lemonade] Jamie a father of three comes into the pharmacy to ask for advice to help his wife and his 3-year-old daughter who have both have been up vomiting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Health Conditions Tagged With: breastfeeding, dehydration, electrolytes, formula feeding, Gastro, Gastroenteritis, lucozade, nausea, Probiotics, sports drinks, vomiting

Back to School, Kinder or Daycare? and Sick already… (Part 2)

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Back to School, Kinder or Daycare? and Sick already… (Part 2)

  So what's a parent to do when they have a miserable child who is coughing, spluttering and struggling to sleep through the night? The following is a list that will hopefully give you options and some relief as a parent in managing a cold in babies and young children to  help relieve … [Read more...]

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Back to School, Kinder or Daycare? and Sick already…

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Back to School, Kinder or Daycare? and Sick already…

We often find our children have been well all summer holidays and the minute they head back to daycare, kinder or school they are quick to pick up a virus leaving them unwell. There is certainly a lot of viruses doing their rounds at the moment and it’s no surprise when you think about how many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Health Conditions Tagged With: diet, flu vaccination, hygiene, immunity, sleep, supplements, Vitamin C, zinc

Swimmer’s Ear in Children

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Swimmer’s Ear in Children

  Pharmamum Cases: Swimmer's Ear Rachel comes into the pharmacy to ask for some advice about her 4-year-old son Josh, who has been swimming nearly every day over the summer holidays and he is complaining of  a sore ear, is there any drops to help him? One very important role of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Health Conditions Tagged With: children, ear symptions, swimmer's ear, swimmer's ear prevention

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