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 How often do we need help choosing a medicine, a comment on what we want to buy, or just some useful help. If almost all visitors need to seek advice, is it any wonder that young mothers have it much more often! And here the question arises: what kind of help can we count on?
Who is who?
Unfortunately, very often mothers come to the pharmacy as to a polyclinic, and just as often pharmacists, most of them responsive women, give recommendations on the treatment of certain diseases, but this is not entirely correct. Of course, a person from the street cannot be a salesman in a pharmacy (or in a pharmacy kiosk). He becomes a pharmacist - a specialist with a diploma of special education, versed in medicines and pharmacy, but who has no right to treat. Based on this, it is clear that you can come to the pharmacy and ask the seller a question: “My child has a cough. How would I treat him? "
In response, he cannot advise you to give your baby some new mixture, because buying, for example, mayonnaise for testing is not the same as trying a new medicine on your child, even if it contains only natural ingredients. Only a doctor has the right to treat a baby, and only he can prescribe this or that medicine. By the way, the doctor may not know anything about the new potion. This is not surprising, the market is flooded with new drugs at such a rate that doctors simply do not have the opportunity to try them all in practice. But the medicine prescribed by the doctor has probably passed the tests for effectiveness and safety.
Framework of authority
In order not to make mistakes, let's figure out what kind of professional help you can count on when you come to the pharmacy.
Example 1. Let's say you need a specific drug. You can ask your pharmacist if the drug is available at the pharmacy, or if the answer is yes, get more information.
• In what dosage forms does it exist (suppositories, powder, tablets, syrup).
• What is the single and daily dose for a baby of a certain age. You may be told that all the information is contained in the attached instructions. If for some reason the information you need is not there, you have the right to ask to find it in a special medicinal reference book.
ATTENTION! In the case of the dosage of the medicine, one must act according to the principle: measure seven times - cut once. If you are in doubt about the dose of the medicine, ask the doctor again.
• When the expiration date of the drug expires (in the case of a large package this is important) and in what conditions it should be stored.
Example 2. The drug you need is not in the pharmacy now.
Then you may be offered several options for the development of events.
• Order a medicine (although not all pharmacies have this service).
• Buy its analogue, because the same drug can be dispensed in different forms and under different names. As it happened with one medicine well-known to mothers: its international name is paracetamol, trade name is Efferalgan (UPSA), Panadol (GlaxoSmithKline), chemical name is paraacet-minophenol.
If the drug you need and the proposed analogue have the same international, especially chemical, name, you can safely agree.
• Buy another drug with a similar effect.
In this case, it is better not to take risks, because another drug, with a different chemical formula, may be ineffective and even unsafe for your baby specifically. If the required drug or its equivalent is not on sale now, you can find out the addresses of the nearest pharmacies.
Example 3. Suppose you do not need to buy a drug, but some kind of childcare (enema canister, gas tube, heating pad) or something from special items for yourself, such as a bandage, bra, tights. In this case, you will be helped to choose the right size or model that suits you.
Example 4. You came to the pharmacy with a prescription. Here you will find lists of prescription drugs that are available for free, including free prescriptions. However, you cannot sell them in any pharmacy. It is best to get this information from the doctor who prescribed it.
Example 5. You have a prescription for a drug to be prepared. First, keep in mind that there are not many pharmacies left that have such departments. Secondly, be prepared for the fact that these medicines do not come with detailed instructions for use and storage, so do not forget to get this information from your pharmacist. Information about how much ointments and potions can be stored is usually posted on a special stand right in the pharmacy.
Christie
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