Carrigtwohill Pharmacy are delighted to announce that we are the proud new sponsors of the St Aloysius College Hockey Team.
Pictured is Ger with the St Aloysius hockey team and coaches with their amazing new jerseys.
We want to wish the team and all the coaches the very best of luck for the hockey year to come and look forward to hearing about all the brilliant results that you will no doubt achieve.
Enjoy each and every challenge and wear your jerseys with pride. Make sure to call into the pharmacy to show off any cup you win.
From all the Carrigtwohill Pharmacy team.
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A more severe illness that can afflict young children is impetigo. It is a common and highly contagious skin infection that causes sores and blisters. It can be quite an upsetting time for any child who contracts it. It often arises from a break in otherwise healthy skin, such as a cut, insect bite, bad graze. it can also be caused from skin damage from another underlying skin condition such as eczema or scabies.
The infection can spread incredibly easily through close contact, either through direct physical contact or sharing towels etc.
Impetigo may improve without treatment given time, but due to the discomfort associated with the infection we would advise talking to the Carrigtwohill Pharmacy team to be advised on the best course of action to alleviate the symptoms and eliminate the infection. Pursuing treatment will shorten the infection to 7-10 days and reduce the risk of passing it on to other children. The main treatments recommended include fusidic acid creams or oral flucloxacillin and are usually prescribed for up to a week.
It is important to take precautions to minimise the possibility of spreading impetigo to other children or family members that your child may come into contact with. It is also necessary to take steps to reduce the risk of impetigo spreading to other parts of the body. Some of the precautions that can be taken include:
Not touching the sores if possible.
Washing hands regularly.
Not sharing towels, clothing, bed sheets etc.
Staying away from school, nursery, playgroups or clubs until the sores have dried up or treatment has been continuing for minimum of 48 hours.
Most people are no longer contagious after 48 hours of treatment or once the sores have dried and healed.
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It may seem obvious, but we cannot stress the importance of a full nights sleep for protecting and promoting the health of your child. Through years of speaking to parents concerned with their child’s energy levels, attention in school and proneness to sickness, we see that in the majority of these cases lack of quality sleep is a contributing factor.
Daily routine is often disrupted during the freedom of the summer holidays and the transition back to school can upset sleep patterns. To avoid the stress of over-tiredness and poor concentration at school, good sleep hygiene leading up t the start of school and continuing through the term is crucial.
Some tips for promoting good sleep hygiene include:
Keep consistent bedtimes and wake times – including at weekends.
Avoid spending non-sleep times in bed e.g. reading, listening to music, watching TV.
Bedtime should follow a predictable series of events e.g. brushing teeth and reading a story.
Avoid high stimulation activities before bed e.g. watching TV, playing video games etc.
Include physical exercise as part of each day.
Avoid caffeine or sugary drinks in the evenings – although it may not prevent falling asleep, they can lead to early awakenings or shallow, disrupted sleep.
Children should be put to bed drowsy, but still awake. Letting them fall asleep in other places forms habits that are difficult to break.
Keep a sleep diary, to keep track of naps, sleep times and activities to find patterns and target problem areas when things are not working.
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While it may sound alarming, threadworm is actually a common parasitic infection, especially in younger children.
One of the main symptoms is itching along the perineal area especially at night. This can be confirmed by the presence of small, white, threadlike worms in the faeces or in the underwear. Threadworms are only carried by humans and are transmitted by swallowing threadworm eggs passed to the mouth via fingers.
The treatment is relatively simple. It is done by the use of a prescription medicine and hygiene measure (which will be discussed in detail with your pharmacist) should be implemented for six weeks to break the life cycle of the worm. As long as no new transmission occurs the treatment will be a success.
Some of the more general hygiene measures that can be done to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading threadworm include:
Keep fingernails short and clean
Wash hands and scrub nails after every visit to the bathroom
Wash night clothes and bed clothes on the first day of treatment
Try to reduce the opportunities for children to place their fingers in their mouth e.g. address nail biting, eating with hands etc.
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