Yeah, don’t waste your money on products like Auro or other “drying aids.” And don’t bother with earplugs, either, because they won’t keep all the water out, so it’s as good as not using them at all. (Even the smallest amount of water will cause an infection.) The goal isn’t to keep the water out while swimming–it’s just to get it out, after swimming.[/hijack]
Thank you! This place is awesome!
Word. Don’t ask me whether you have emphysema or asthma. I have no idea. But I can teach you some different ways to breathe and give you this nebulizer and tell the doctor and pharmacist if it’s helping.
Put that fellow on your Christmas list.
Find out his birthday. 
This brings up a question I’ve wondered about every time some celebrity dies from multiple prescriptions for the same drug or conflicting drugs from different Dr’s and/or different pharmacies.
Is their any kind of system in place that can catch this or does it require some kind of full bore FBI investigation?
How is this handled in single-payer countries?
In many parts of the developing word, doctor-patient ratios are off the charts, and pharmacists act as de-facto doctors dispensing medical advice. Not the optimum situation, but if you can’t find or afford a good doctor, or any doctor at all, then it’s better than nothing.
An organization called the International Network for the Rational Use of Drugs – I believe they’re affiliated in some way with the World Health Organization – recognizes the practicality of having pharmacists serve as makeshift physicians and tries to train them in proper pharmaceutical procedures – that is, not just giving super-antibiotics to everyone for any and all ailments.