Do you have a question for the pharmacist about the action of a given drug, or maybe you want to make sure if it is a good preparation for your ailment? Incorrect use of drugs and medicinal preparations is associated with negative health consequences. Therefore, direct contact with a pharmacist is essential. Currently, due to the convenience and safety issue, a new dimension of pharmaceutical consulting is possible – using the application on your phone with the chat function with a pharmacist. Find out more.
Conscious patient
Until now, in order to obtain information from a pharmacist, you had to visit the pharmacy in person. Now, thanks to the development of modern tools and remote forms of contact, it is possible to offer pharmaceutical advice without leaving home. Support in the field of medications is very important and achievable using the My Pharmacist Dr.Max application. Patient awareness is a priority. Especially since patients may tend to take too many preparations at the same time. According to the NHF report, 1/3 of Poles over 65 take at least 5 medications a day. Multi-drug therapy is especially dangerous for seniors and people with chronic diseases such as diabetes or hypertension. It is important to take medication rationally and be aware of its possible consequences.
Always follow the doctor’s instructions and the rules for taking medications indicated on the leaflet. Patients must be educated in the field of pharmacology. Statistically, Poles are at the forefront of Europe in terms of the amount of medications taken. We swallow more than 2 billion tablets a year, and only 10% of them are drugs prescribed by doctors. Most often we use painkillers. Taking them above the recommended doses may cause undesirable effects.
It is worth having systematized knowledge straight from the pharmacist and the ability to chat with an expert using the application. Pain and fever, weakened immunity, colds, vitamins and minerals, dietary supplements – consult whether the preparation you want to use will be appropriate for your health problems.
It is always a good idea to have a list of medications with you along with the doses
Always inform your doctor about all medications you are taking, including dietary supplements and over-the-counter preparations. At the time of the visit, you are probably recalling what you have been taking recently. In the meantime, it is enough to open the mentioned application and use the access to your history of purchased drugs. You will precisely give all the names of the drugs, as well as the exact time of treatment and the dosage method.
The application, like a home first aid kit, will be useful at any, even the least expected moment. It will serve your whole family by adding several profiles – for husband, wife, children, grandparents. Each member of the household can be assigned an appropriate drug and supplemented with information on the dosage, period of use, expiry date, and whether the packaging has already been opened.
From the application level, it is also possible to search for the nearest pharmacies with information about their opening hours and a contact number. This solution may turn out to be particularly useful when we are temporarily away from home and a new location is completely unfamiliar to us. Then you take the entire virtual first aid kit with you and always have it at hand in your phone. What’s more, it is possible to set a reminder about the need to take the drug both for yourself and for each profile added in the application.
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