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Spotlight: Cold sores
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Spotlight: Cold sores
Tuesday 1 June 2021, 01:30 AM
Cold sores are itchy, annoying and unsightly and they only get worse in winter. Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about what pharmacy staff can do to help their suffering customers
What are cold sores?, Cold sores are lesions on the lips and may be caused by the herpes simplex virus
Cold sores start with a tingling or pricking sensation on the