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pharm pt. c-7

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RULES FOR OTC DRUGS DO NOT USED FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS---NO CHILDREN UNDER 6YRS---PHAR TECH DO NOT COUNSEL PATIENT ABOUT OTC's
ADVANTAGES OF OTC DRUGS COST--NO DOCTOR VISIT REGUIRED---HAVE CONTROL OVER YOUR OUN HEALTH CARE
DISADVANTAGES OF OTC DRUGS SIDE EFFECTS--DRUG INTERACTIONS--PATIENT MAY MISDIAGNOSE THEIR CONDITION
WHAT SHOULD PT ASK PATIENT WHEN PICKING UP SCRIPTS ASK IF TAKING ANY OTC MEDICATIONS
TYPES OF OTC DRUGS #1 ANAGESICS INDICATIONS USED TO TREAT PERSON'S PAIN, FEVER OR ANTI-INFLAMATORY
NAMES OF ANALGESICS NAME AND SIDE EFFECTS #1 IST CLASS ASPIRIN(SALICYLATES)--MAY CAUSE BLEEDING AND GI IRRITATION--
NAME OF OTC ANALGESICS IBUPROGEN--(ADVIL, MOLTRIN)--NAPROXEN--(ALEVE)THEY IMATATE ASPIRIN
WHAT ARE NSAID's AND SIDE EFFECTS NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-IMLAMMATORY DRUGS--MAY CAUSE GI IRRITATION, UPSET STOMACH, HEARTBURN
OTC DRUG TYLENOL (ACETAMINOPHEN)USE PAIN, FEVER NOT AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
TYLENOL SIDE EFFECT IN DOSES OVER 4G(4000MG) MAY CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE, WATCH IN COMBINATION PRODUCTS--INFANTS NOT GOOD(LIVER)
COLD AND ALLERGY ANTIHISTAMINES TREAT RUNNY NOSE, ITICHING,SNEEZING
ANTIHISTAMINES CONTRAINDICTIONS DON'T TAKE WITH ASTHMA, BPH(ENLARGED PROSTATE), OR GLAUCOMA. MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS
OTC ALLERGY OTC BRANDS CLARITIN(NON-SEDATING) ZYRTEC(NON-SEDATING)ALLEGRA(NON-SEDATING)--BENADRYL AND CHLOR-TRIMETON ARE SEDATING
COLD AND ALLERGY ANTITUSSIVES USE, OTC BRAND AND CONTRAINDICATIONS HELP SUPPRESS COUGH, ROBITUSSIN DM(DEXTROMETHORPHAN)--- A SYNTHETIC OPIATE--
EXPECTORANT--USE, OTC BRAND AND WARNING LOOSEN CHEST CONGESTION--ROBITUSSIN(GUAIFENESIN)--DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
DECONGESTANTS--USE, OTC BRAND AND WARNING RELIEVE STUFFINESS--SUDAFED(PSEUDOEPHENDRIN)--CHECK WITH DOCTOR IF HYPERTENSIVE
OTC PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN PSEUDOEPHENDRINE, EPHEDRINE & PHENYPROPANOLAMINE BEHIND PHARMACY COUNTER
FEDERAL LAW REGARDING THE SALE OF PSEUDOEPHENDRIN (PSE), EPHEDRINE & PHENYPROPANOLAMINE PUBLIC LAW(109-177) BEHINE COUNTER--LIMIT DAILY SALES 3.6G--AN MONTHLY TO 9G--PHOTO ID, NAME, ADDRESS 18YRS OR OLDER, AND SIGNATURE OF CUSTOMER
GASTROINTESTINAL--LAXATIVES--USE TREAT CONSTIPATION
GASTRO OTC BRANDS-----BULK LAXATIVE MTAMUCIL--ADDS BULK
GASTRO OTC BRAND----SALINE LAXATIVE MILK OF MAGNESIA ---(USED FOR HOSPICE PATIENTS), FLEET ENAMA
GASTRO OTC BRAND----HYPEROSMOTIC LAXATIVE GLYCERIN--PULLS WATER INTO INTESTINE--(USE FOR BABIES), LACTULOSE
GASTRO OTC BRAND----LUBRICANT LAXATIVE MINERAL OIL
GASTRO OTC BRAND----STOOL SOFTENERS COLACE, AND MIRALAX
GASTRO OTC BRAND----STIMULANT LAXATIVE DULCOLAX, SENOCOT---INTESTINE PUSH STUFF OUT
SALINE, HYPEROSMOTIC AND STIMULANT ACTION BECOME DIARRHEA
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