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Ask your pharmacist?

J M Heard·A P Rauber
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Retail pharmacists should recognize their inadequate knowledge of Ipecac instructions. When confronted with an acute poisoning, these patients should be referred to their physician or nearest regional poison control center (3). Providing improper instructions creates the risks of: Vomiting a substance with which emesis is contraindicated; Unnecessary emesis; and Use of ineffective and unsafe methods of inducing emesis. Only 2 (6.25%) pharmacists gave complete and accurate instructions for the use of Ipecac--with the exception of mentioning the contraindications to emesis. However, both pharmacists referred the caller to their regional poison control center.

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J M Heard, A P Rauber. 1985. Ask your pharmacist?. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2867628/

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