5. Nappy Rash
11/23/22 • 22 min
Hello and welcome to Pharmacy for Me, your go-to platform for evidence based best practice pharmacy advice for common kid’s presentations to pharmacies. I’m Katie Magee, a registered pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority, and I bring you this series of episodes to help assist your decision making in managing and treating your little ones if they become unwell and need professional advice.
Episode 5 navigates the topic of nappy rash, with topics discussed to include what nappy rash might look like and what you may expect to see if it worsens or develops into something else. How you can maybe reduce the risk of a child getting nappy rash, including things you can do from home. There are things to avoid that and that could worsen the rash. Treatment options available are discussed, and when to seek further medical attention.
Resources:
Diaper Rash. American Academy of Paediatrics. publications.aap.org/pediatriccare/article-abstract/doi/10.1542/aap.ppcqr.396155/1621/Diaper-Rash?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Nappy rash. Therapeutic Guidelines of Australia. tgldcdp.tg.org.au.acs.hcn.com.au/viewTopic?topicfile=c_DMG_Nappy-rash_topic_1&guidelineName=Dermatology&topicNavigation=navigateTopic
Nappy rash. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nappy_rash/
Nappy rash. British Medical Journal- Best Practice. bestpractice.bmj.com.acs.hcn.com.au/topics/en-gb/676
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Hello and welcome to Pharmacy for Me, your go-to platform for evidence based best practice pharmacy advice for common kid’s presentations to pharmacies. I’m Katie Magee, a registered pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority, and I bring you this series of episodes to help assist your decision making in managing and treating your little ones if they become unwell and need professional advice.
Episode 5 navigates the topic of nappy rash, with topics discussed to include what nappy rash might look like and what you may expect to see if it worsens or develops into something else. How you can maybe reduce the risk of a child getting nappy rash, including things you can do from home. There are things to avoid that and that could worsen the rash. Treatment options available are discussed, and when to seek further medical attention.
Resources:
Diaper Rash. American Academy of Paediatrics. publications.aap.org/pediatriccare/article-abstract/doi/10.1542/aap.ppcqr.396155/1621/Diaper-Rash?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Nappy rash. Therapeutic Guidelines of Australia. tgldcdp.tg.org.au.acs.hcn.com.au/viewTopic?topicfile=c_DMG_Nappy-rash_topic_1&guidelineName=Dermatology&topicNavigation=navigateTopic
Nappy rash. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nappy_rash/
Nappy rash. British Medical Journal- Best Practice. bestpractice.bmj.com.acs.hcn.com.au/topics/en-gb/676
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4. Pain & Fever
Hello and welcome to Pharmacy for Me, your go-to platform for evidence based best practice pharmacy advice for common kid’s presentations to pharmacies. I’m Katie Magee, a registered pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority, and I bring you this series of episodes to help assist your decision making in managing and treating your little ones if they become unwell and need professional advice.
This episode of pharmacy for me looks at pain and fever. I discuss what is a fever and how do you measure it accurately, what the most accurate temperature measuring device is and what age you can use them from, what not to use and do when a child has a fever, treatments and referrals.
Resources:
Assessment of fever in children. British Medical Journal Best Practice. bestpractice.bmj.com.acs.hcn.com.au/topics/en-gb/692
Febrile child. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne- Clinical Practice Guidelines. rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_child/
Fever ages 0-5. American Academy of Paediatrics. doi.org/10.1542/ppe_schmitt_105
Fever in children. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Fever_in_children/
Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). nice.org.uk/guidance/ng143
Identifying And Treating Children’s Pain. Australian Journal of Pharmacy. ajp.com.au/news/identifying-and-treating-childrens-pain/
Influences on parents’ fever management: beliefs, experiences and information sources. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01890.x
Pain relief for children – paracetamol and ibuprofen. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Pain_relief_for_children/
Studying the Accuracy and Function of Different Thermometry Techniques for Measuring Body Temperature. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/12/1327
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6. Worms
Hello and welcome to Pharmacy for Me, your go-to platform for evidence based best practice pharmacy advice for common kid’s presentations to pharmacies. I’m Katie Magee, a registered pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority, and I bring you this series of episodes to help assist your decision making in managing and treating your little ones if they become unwell and need professional advice.
On this episode you will learn what are worms, how to identify them and treatments available from your pharmacy, including if they are safe in pregnancy and breastfeeding. There will be information on how to prevent spreading of worms and reducing the risk of re-infection. Plenty of do's and dont's addresses and myths busted about worms. Always at the end, referral points to seek further medication attention.
Resources:
Anal itching. American Academy of Paediatrics. doi.org/10.1542/ppe_schmitt_007
Australian Medicines Handbook Children’s Dosing Companion. childrens.amh.net.au
Pinworms. American Academy of Paediatrics. doi.org/10.1542/pir.16-7-247
Threadworm. Therapeutic Guidelines Australia. tg.org.au
Worm infections. Australian Medicines Handbook. amhonline.amh.net.au/
Worms. The Royal Children’s Hospital Australia. rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Worms/
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