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Friday, March 23, 2012
A Drug Case: Ibuprofen for Fibrafen
A new pharmacy aid at a popular drugstore chain received an unreadable prescription from an old lady. Still not familiar with that situation, he gave the drug order to the branch manager for instruction. The branch manager told him that the drug prescribed was Ibuprofen 200 mg – a non-prescription, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine. He made things clearer by writing a brand ‘Midol’ over the generic name.
However the manager didn’t notice the sigma or the instruction for use below the prescribed drug. It was stated that the medicine should be taken once at bedtime. The drug Ibuprofen is usually taken three times a day or as needed.
As it turned out, the old lady came back to the drugstore with a daughter. The customer’s daughter had been very formal to tell them that her mother was buying Fenofibrate Fibrafen 200mg – a drug for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. The old lady has very poor eyesight that she didn’t recognize the name of her medicine.
As it turned out, the old lady came back to the drugstore with a daughter. The customer’s daughter had been very formal to tell them that her mother was buying Fenofibrate Fibrafen 200mg – a drug for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. The old lady has very poor eyesight that she didn’t recognize the name of her medicine.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Terminology: Anticoagulant
An anticoagulant is an agent that is used to prevent the formation of blood clots.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Liver Damage: On Alternatives Remedies
Most people believe that alternative cures as herbal and dietary supplements are safer than pharmaceutical drugs. While natural remedies have lesser reports of side effects, synthetic treatments are accounted for so many untoward reactions. But, if an individual has a liver problem, he should reconsider. More likely, he could develop a much worse case.
Friday, March 9, 2012
A Drug Case: Isosorbide Mononitrate Mistaken For Uniretic
Moexipril HCL + hydrochlorothiazide with the brand name Uniretic – a product of Schwarz Pharma is beige colored tablet. It is an anti-hypertensive drug with a diuretic property available as a loose tablet in plastic containers of 100’s.
A woman was buying this kind of drug in an off-white color. The pharmacist had been patient in explaining that beige was the only color of Uniretic. Frustrated, the customer went home to get the sample that she bought from another drugstore. She returned shortly with an off-white loose tablet. The pharmacist was troubled recognizing it at once. It was an isosorbide mononitrate 60 mg manufactured also by Schwarz Pharma.
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