Pharmacy First: Infected Insect Bites

Kieran Reynolds talks to Dr Stephanie Gallard and Liz Kramer about some of the clinical issues you may encounter when providing the infected insect bites/stings service under Pharmacy First. Discussion includes how to differentiate between infected and non-infected insect bites, advice to give patients to prevent insect bites from becoming infected and how patients with insect borne diseases may present. (13m 53) Dr Stephanie Gallard – GP with special interest in dermatology, PCDS Executive committee member Kieran Reynolds – Advanced Specialist Pharmacist (Medicines Governance), SPS Liz Kramer – Community Pharmacist Useful links: NHS Lyme disease https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lyme-disease/ PCDS Lyme disease https://www.pcds.org.uk/clinical-guidance/lyme-disease Tick Borne Encephalitis https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tick-borne-encephalitis/ Malaria https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/malaria/