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Feeling sorry for myself, this poor post-graduate scientist has had a nasty cough for weeks and went
to see her GP today. Indeed I am sick of the cough and being of the bike due to an inability to
breathe properly.
After a bit of listening with the stethoscope, GP says - you have a chest infection - have some
antibiotics.
He's given me Klaricid (clarithromycin) 250mg. Blister pack of 12 tablets, one tablet to be taken
twice a day, so I have six days' supply.
Being a concientious sort, I always read the patient information leaflets in any medicines
I am given.
I get to the bit on the leaflet which is about taking your medicine. Here's what it says:-
" For chest infections, throat or sinus ... The usual dose of clarithromycin for adults and children
over 12 years is 250mg twice daily for seven days, ..."
Yet the blister pack contains only 12 tablets, the box the tablets came in clearly states 12
tablets in the pack, when the patient information leaflet clearly suggests there should be 14
tablets (2 tablets a day over seven days - even I can manage that level of mathematics). I've
checked the blister pack - no spaces for missing tablets, I've rattled the box but find no spare
tablets lurking ;-)
What I want to know, is it some fiendish plot to shortchange patients of the full course of
antibiotics, so there are some bugs still left which lead to resistance developing and the patient
needing yet more antibiotics developed by the company and increase sales! Then again, I could have
watched one too many episodes of the X-files
Anyhow - I just hope they work so I can be fit to get back on my bike.
Cheers, helen s
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Flush out that intestinal parasite and/or the waste product before sending a reply!
Any speeliong mistake$ aR the resiult of my cats sitting on the keyboaRRRDdd
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to see her GP today. Indeed I am sick of the cough and being of the bike due to an inability to
breathe properly.
After a bit of listening with the stethoscope, GP says - you have a chest infection - have some
antibiotics.
He's given me Klaricid (clarithromycin) 250mg. Blister pack of 12 tablets, one tablet to be taken
twice a day, so I have six days' supply.
Being a concientious sort, I always read the patient information leaflets in any medicines
I am given.
I get to the bit on the leaflet which is about taking your medicine. Here's what it says:-
" For chest infections, throat or sinus ... The usual dose of clarithromycin for adults and children
over 12 years is 250mg twice daily for seven days, ..."
Yet the blister pack contains only 12 tablets, the box the tablets came in clearly states 12
tablets in the pack, when the patient information leaflet clearly suggests there should be 14
tablets (2 tablets a day over seven days - even I can manage that level of mathematics). I've
checked the blister pack - no spaces for missing tablets, I've rattled the box but find no spare
tablets lurking ;-)
What I want to know, is it some fiendish plot to shortchange patients of the full course of
antibiotics, so there are some bugs still left which lead to resistance developing and the patient
needing yet more antibiotics developed by the company and increase sales! Then again, I could have
watched one too many episodes of the X-files
Anyhow - I just hope they work so I can be fit to get back on my bike.
Cheers, helen s
~~~~~~~~~~
Flush out that intestinal parasite and/or the waste product before sending a reply!
Any speeliong mistake$ aR the resiult of my cats sitting on the keyboaRRRDdd
~~~~~~~~~~