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Pharmacy Care provides information about self-care, that is how to treat minor medical conditions with products available at the pharmacy. Find out how your pharmacist can help you to manage minor conditions yourself.
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Visit our section on Common Conditions that can affect your family’s health.
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Just because a medicine or health product can be bought without a prescription does not mean it is suitable or safe for everyone. This applies especially to infants, children, the elderly, those with other health problems, those who are taking other medicines, and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Advice from a health professional about medicines should always be sought in these circumstances.
If you are ever in any doubt about your health or a medicine, talk to your doctor or a pharmacist before starting or changing a treatment, and ask about how it is used.
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Last Reviewed: 23 July 2010
