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EDX/20/1154
Date of prep: December 2020

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Alcohol labelling branded risk to health

4th September 2020 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

Campaigners are calling on the Scottish government to set out in law labelling requirements for alcohol.

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Filed Under: Scotland Tagged With: alcohol

Alcohol consumption increases during the pandemic

4th June 2020 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

Nearly a third of people (29%) are reporting that they have drunk more alcohol than they normally would.

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Filed Under: COVID-19, News Tagged With: alcohol, Coronavirus

I’m a pharmacist and I think I might be an alcoholic

19th February 2020 by PIP editor 2 Comments

The moment I knew I had a problem was when I had my first drink before breakfast to get rid of a hangover from the night before.

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Filed Under: Insight Tagged With: alcohol, blog

PIP Dilemma: Is this pharmacist an alcoholic?

27th January 2020 by PIP editor 1 Comment

This is a dilemma involves a story about a pharmacist who struggles to control their relationship with alcohol and the inevitable consequences.

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Filed Under: Professional Dilemmas Tagged With: alcohol, Dilemma, pharmacy in practice, PIP dilemma, professional dilemma, Professionalism

Scottish minimum unit pricing for alcohol policy successfully introduced

12th August 2019 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

Scotland’s retailers have largely complied with the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol policy, a new study has found.

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Filed Under: Scotland Tagged With: alcohol, pharmacy in practice, Pharmacy in Practice Scotland, Scotland

Alcohol-related admissions fall in Scotland

24th June 2019 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

The number of alcohol-related emergency hospital admissions has fallen by over 17% since 2007, according to new figures. A new analysis released by the Scottish Parliament’s information centre (SPICe) shows the number of alcohol-related general acute hospital admissions fell from 39,857 in 2007-08 to 32,997 in 2017-18.

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Filed Under: Scotland Tagged With: alcohol, pharmacy in practice, Pharmacy in Practice Scotland, Scotland, Scottish politics

Sore head? Hangover? Wheezy today? Did you know that drinking alcohol can trigger asthma?

16th March 2016 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

    I THOUGHT the best day to publish this blog was a Sunday…the day after the night before! Asthma is basically an allergic reaction, the effects of which are felt predominantly in the lungs. The outcome of suffering this reaction is one or more of the classic symptoms of asthma e.g. cough, wheeze or breathlessness. […]

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Filed Under: Pharmacy practice Tagged With: alcohol, asthma, Johnathan Laird

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