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Benign anorectal conditions are very common, and patients may go to pharmacies looking for over-the-counter therapies. Pharmacists will find this article, written by colorectal and general surgeon Sze-Lin Peng, useful for prescribing initial topical treatments and advising patients to get a medical assessment
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
Why recognising the signs of dehydration is important...
