A 37-year-old adult asks for your advice on a medication to…
A 37-year-old adult asks for your advice on a medication to help with belching, abdominal bloating and flatulence. They state these symptoms are generally mild and occur only occasionally. They also say the symptoms are typically difficult to predict because they have not noticed that the symptoms are associated with any specific type of food or beverage. What is the BEST recommendation for this person’s intestinal gas?
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A 4-year-old healthy child and their parent arrive at your pharmacy seeking an OTC recommendation for the child’s hand lesion. (See the photo below; the lesion is round, about 0.5 cm diameter, and normal skin color and texture.) The lesion appeared about one month ago; the child attends daycare and interacts with around 20 other children daily. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate OTC treatment recommendation to provide to the child’s parent?
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Pretend it is summer in Wisconsin. An adult is going to take their 5-month-old niece for a stroller ride on a trail near a pond where there are a lot of mosquitoes. Which of the following would be MOST APPROPRIATE to use for BOTH the adult and infant to prevent mosquito bites on their walk?
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An adult asks what you would recommend for their “foot problem.” After being invited to a private consultation booth, they remove their shoe and sock, and you see the image in the picture below (note: most of the affected skin is light pink but not red; there is minor scaling of the affected skin; there is no fissure). What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE treatment regimen for this person?
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