Managing ailments from the schoolyard

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Managing ailments from the schoolyard

Sarah Mooney

Sarah Mooney

Mate Hegedus-Gaspar
Children school bus

With children returning to school, pharmacies will see an influx of parents needing treatments for everything from head lice to school sores. Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney discusses some of the most common ailments and interviews colleague and father-of-four Mate Hegedus-Gaspar about his approach to school-related ailments

February brings calmer weather, quieter camping, weekends at the beach and some relief to parents as children return to school. The calm may be sho
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