| Abstrakt: |
Minor and self-limiting illnesses are often suitable for treatment with medicines available over-the-counter in the community pharmacy. The pharmacist's assistant under the supervision of the pharmacist needs to assess, by careful questioning, if the illness or symptom is suitable for treatment with a nonprescription medicine or if the patient should be referred to the doctor for further evaluation. Some patients are at higher risk for medication-induced diseases or adverse events. The more common medicine contraindications/warnings of two classes of medicines available without a doctor's prescription, namely the oral decongestants and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are briefly reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
