In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Promote good oral health at every opportunity
Manaia is back in your pharmacy today after coming in last week for some nicotine replacement therapy. He asks for something for mouth ulcers, as four small ones have come up in his mouth since he quit smoking. He also wants something for bleeding gums, which he says is a long-standing problem of his, despite the fact he brushes his teeth twice a day
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