Pharmacists are healthcare professionals who specialize in the right way to store, use, preserve, and provide medicine. They fill prescriptions given by doctors and let you know how to use the medications. They work at medical clinics, universities, pharmacies, universities, and government institutions while researching and testing new drugs.
When to See a Pharmacist?
Every pharmacy has a licensed pharmacist. Talk to your pharmacist regarding:
- Medical and Drug-Related Questions: Pharmacists are qualified to answer questions regarding each medication, the procedure to take it, and expectations while taking it. People could have questions regarding asthma medication, consuming wine while on antibiotics, consumption of new birth control pills, etc. Pharmacists can answer all these doubts and many more.
The pharmacist can answer questions regarding the side effects of medications. It could be whether niacin is causing a burning sensation, blood pressure causing impotence, or antidepressant reducing libido, and so on. The pharmacist can suggest alternatives to medications to reduce side effects. - Filling Prescriptions: You could hand a prescription from the doctor to the pharmacist, who will fill the order. If all prescriptions are filled at the same pharmacy, they can better track medicinal history and provide a written history.
- Safely Disposing of Unwanted Medicines: Taking unused or unwanted medicines to the pharmacy is the best way to dispose them.
- Simple Health Checks: Pharmacists perform healthcare procedures such as taking blood pressure, testing blood sugar levels and temperature, and checking cholesterol. They can diagnose and treat common ailments such as aches, flu, cuts, colds, rashes, etc.
- Give Advice about Supplements: Some supplements can interfere with prescriptions. Consult a pharmacist about the supplements.
- Lifestyle Choices: The pharmacist advises on lifestyle choices such as nutrition, quitting smoking, disease prevention, diabetes management, etc.
- Vaccinations: A pharmacist will provide annual flu shots and vaccines at the pharmacy. This doesn’t require an appointment, and the whole process takes only a few minutes.
- Helping with Saving on Prescriptions: You can save up on prescriptions by consulting pharmacists, who will give you discounted products with the same medical composition.
If you have any doubts regarding medications, consult a pharmacist at Matrix Hospital for expert advice.