http://expat.cl/1453/medications-prescriptions-and-pharmacies Fri, 04 May 2012 01:42:00 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://expat.cl/1453/medications-prescriptions-and-pharmacies/comment-page-1#comment-141 Margaret Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:58:10 +0000 http://expat.cl/?p=1453#comment-141 Self-diagnosing and the resulting self-prescribing of drugs is a big problem here, and made worse by the fact that pharmacies do not keep records of sales, so they will happily sell you medications that should never be taken together because they have no idea what else you are taking (they won't ask). I have a friend who is a psychiatrist who says that almost every new patient she sees is taking a number of self-prescribed medications that is making their condition worse... and it's always a case of "my cousin's neighbor said it helped his friend, so I thought I'd give it a try." By the same token- be prepared to fend off helpful suggestions from everyone you meet about what you should take or do for whatever it is that ails you! Self-diagnosing and the resulting self-prescribing of drugs is a big problem here, and made worse by the fact that pharmacies do not keep records of sales, so they will happily sell you medications that should never be taken together because they have no idea what else you are taking (they won’t ask). I have a friend who is a psychiatrist who says that almost every new patient she sees is taking a number of self-prescribed medications that is making their condition worse… and it’s always a case of “my cousin’s neighbor said it helped his friend, so I thought I’d give it a try.”
By the same token- be prepared to fend off helpful suggestions from everyone you meet about what you should take or do for whatever it is that ails you!

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