medicines (OTC Medicines in general)

Member Name: Collywobs

Product:	OTC Medicines in general
Date:	24/08/00 (82 review reads)
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Advantages: saves money and a visit to the doctors

Disadvantages: some pharmacist will not do it

Do you go to the doctors if you have a cough? If you do and you get a prescription for a cough medicine you really should think again. Many people are paying way over the retail price for medicines by using prescriptions, it's the same with pain-killers, most can be bought over the counter, yet people use prescriptions to get them.
I discovered that by talking to your pharmacist and explaining your symptoms will not only save you money but also save you a trip to the doctors.
I had a really dry, itchy cough, it was getting on my nerves and was irritable, I hate waiting about in doctors surgeries so decided to go to the chemist. I use the same chemist all the time, this way they get to know all about your medications. After telling him the problem rather than recommending a brand name product, he went and made me a bottle of medicine to suit me. It came in a normal medicine bottle and the cost was £0.75p. A brand name would have cost me £2-£3, and a prescription over £5.
The medicine he made worked really well and I always buy it from him now. So if you have a cough, go and see your pharmacist first, one word of advice, if a sales assistant approaches you, ask them if you can have a word with the pharmacist, then ask the pharmacist if he/she will make you something up.
If you don't ask, you won't get.

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