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Carmen Pope

After a career as both a community and hospital pharmacist Carmen shifted in to full time freelance medical writing and contributes to a number of publications, including Pharmacy Today and the Healthcare Handbook, which she is the technical editor of. Carmen has a postgraduate degree in clinical pharmacy and also writes for the website Drugs.com. She lives in Auckland with her family and loves getting out in to the bush and mountains in her spare time.  

 

 

 

 

Articles by Carmen Pope

Scabies

HCHB Scabies: Quiz answers

Below are the answers to the Healthcare Handbook Education Path quiz on scabies

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By Carmen Pope
Monday 1 April 2024, 01:00 AM
1 minute to Read + 5 minutes to Delve
Scabies
+Healthcare Handbook

Scabies: Don’t ignore the itch

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope discusses the presentation and treatment of scabies, an intensely itchy but curable condition

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By Carmen Pope
Monday 1 April 2024, 01:00 AM
Healthcare Handbook
Dermatology
Medicines and Therapies
Infectious Disease
5 minutes to Read
3D bladder

HCHB Cystitis: Quiz answers

Below are the answers to the Healthcare Handbook Education Path quiz on cystitis

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By Carmen Pope
Friday 1 March 2024, 01:00 AM
1 minute to Read + 5 minutes to Delve
3D bladder
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Cystitis treatment: Antibiotics still beat natural remedies

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope looks at where cystitis fits among urinary tract infections, then outlines its treatments and prevention

 

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By Carmen Pope
Friday 1 March 2024, 12:30 AM
Healthcare Handbook
Women's Health
Genitourinary
Medicines and Therapies
4 minutes to Read
Heartburn and indigestion

HCHB Heartburn: Quiz answers

Below are the answers to the Healthcare Handbook Education Path quiz on heartburn

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By Carmen Pope
Thursday 1 February 2024, 01:00 AM
5 minutes to Delve
Heartburn and indigestion
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Persistent heartburn should be taken seriously

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope looks at heartburn, including its causes, symptoms and treatment, as well as how to distinguish it from a heart attack

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By Carmen Pope
Thursday 1 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Healthcare Handbook
Gastroenterology
Medicines and Therapies
5 minutes to Read
Down syndrome girl in car

HCHB Motion sickness: Quiz answers

Below are the answers to the Healthcare Handbook Education Path quiz on motion sickness

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By Carmen Pope
Friday 1 December 2023, 01:45 AM
5 minutes to Delve

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CLASStime: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Academic pharmacist Nataly Martini highlights the importance of understanding non-Hodgkin lymphoma and pharmacists’ roles in managing this condition

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Friday 1 November 2024, 01:00 AM
14 minutes to Read
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