Your Community Pharmacy Newsletter
The newsletter contains information about medications and healthcare. The information is not advice and should not be treated as such.
Sample August 2019
Welcome to your Community Pharmacy Newsletter. This document contains first-aid tips, drug information, and other information of interest in medicine and health care.
Your Pharmacy:
The pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at your pharmacy are a valuable source of information for all your medical or health care questions. Feel free to ask questions about your medications or issues regarding your health in general
First-Aid Tip:
First, when treating minor scrapes or cuts always wash your hands to avoid infections. If there is any bleeding try and stop the bleeding, though most minor cuts and scrapes stop bleeding on their own. The best way to clean the wound is to rinse with room temperature water. You can apply an antibiotic ointment or petroleum jelly. The next step is to cover the wound with a bandage or band aid. You can change the bandage when it gets soiled or once or twice a day. Watch for signs of infection which would be noticeable redness and pus discharge. Consider a tetanus shot if the wound is deep enough and it has been a long time since receiving. Listed below are the basic steps in treating minor scrapes and cuts.
- Wash your hands. This helps avoid infection.
- Stop the bleeding. Minor cuts and scrapes usually stop bleeding on their own. …
- Clean the wound. Rinse the wound with water. …
- Apply an antibiotic or petroleum jelly. …
- Cover the wound. …
- Change the dressing. …
- Get a tetanus shot. …
- Watch for signs of infection.
Did you know…?
Did you know that you can participate in health care in a meaningful way? You can do this by becoming familiar with the Medwatch Program. This is a program run by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in which consumers can report any adverse reactions directly to the FDA. This helps in what is called Post-Marketing Surveillance, sometimes called Phase IV Studies. This is important because some very serious, but rare adverse events cannot be detected until the medication has been used by many thousands of people in varying circumstances. In addition, some adverse events that may have been noticed in clinical trials were underestimated and information about patient’s experiences with the medication is most valuable. You can find more information about the Medwatch Program at www.fda.gov or ask your pharmacist.
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