A patient was stung by an insect. Pain at site of sting, nausea, dizziness, SOB. Patient has symptoms that need to be treated by another health professional. OTC treatment is not appropriate here due to the severity of the patient’s symptoms following an insect sting. Referring the patient to the ER immediately is the correct […]
Burn area on the arm, only on the top layer of the skin. About 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. An NSAID like Ibuprofen or Naproxen would be best for the patient’s pain. Any type of skin protectant ointment like Calmoseptine is also needed.
A patient comes into the pharmacy and is looking for an OTC medication that could help with his dry, hacking cough so he could sleep at night. Identify OTC medications that can be used to suppress a cough. Recommend an antitussive OTC medication. Antitussives could be dextromethorpan. Antitussives help your cough by deterring you cough […]
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