Chapter 2: Counselling
Your recommendations should include what you consider to be the best, complete health solution for the patient’s condition.
Explain the complete health solution for their condition, informing the patient why you are recommending each product and lifestyle option - let the patient decide if they want the whole, best health solution or just a part of it.
Pharmacy Medicines
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Cough suppressant to be used only for dry coughs.
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Cough suppressant to be used only for dry coughs.
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Mucolytic to break up mucous making it easier to cough out.
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Expectorant to loosen and liquify mucous making it easier to cough out.
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Expectorant to loosen and liquify mucous to make it easier to cough out.
Complementary Medicines
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Boosts the immune system and may decrease the severity of symptoms of mild upper respiratory tract infections.
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Helps maintain healthy immune system function.
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Help restore the balance of ‘good’ bacteria in the body, especially useful after antibiotics.
Lifestyle Choices
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Cough into elbow
Avoid contact with others
Hand washing
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Drink water
Sleep and rest well
Eat a well-balanced diet
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Use Humidifier
Avoid smoke and dust
Other Health Professionals
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The Pharmacist may refer to a doctor if there is the possibility of:
a secondary bacterial infection, influenza (flu), or COVID.
Key symptom is presence of thick, yellow, brown or green coloured mucous.
an underlying disease like pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma etc.