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A mother comes into the pharmacy saying her 2-month-old daughter has been crying inconsolably for over an hour, four days a week, for the past month) She says her daughter has no signs of an infection) What would you recommend for the mother?

Which of the following nonpharmacological recommendations can you make for a patient with hemorrhoids?

Pediatric patients have altered absorption for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following naloxone products is NOT currently approved as over the counter?

One counseling point for a pregnant patient experiencing nausea is to consider having her take her prenatal vitamin at bedtime

A father brings in his 4-month-old son who presents with thick, scaling patches on his scalp) You recognize it as cradle cap) Which of the following do you recommend to the father?

A patient is making a purchase of an OTC hearing aid and asks you for more information on what to expect from the product) Which of the followig is the most appropriate patient counseling a pharmacist should provide?

CASE con’t A mother brings her son, a 13 year old male, to the pharmacy) He states his ear feels filled with water and he feels like his hearing is dulled) He does not have any pain or discharge) The mother states he has not had any recent surgeries, trauma, or tympanostomy tubes) He went swimming yesterday) What pharmacologic recommendations would be best for this patient? Which of the following nonpharmacological recommendations would be appropriate to help treat the symptoms for this patient?

A grandmother comes into the pharmacy saying her 3-year-old grandson has a cold) He does not have a fever but does have a productive cough and no other symptoms) What would you recommend?

Guidelines for use of probiotics for prevention of Clostridium difficile are conflicting as to whether they should be recommended or not)