Post by @pharmacistriya

EXPLAINED IN CAPTION ‼️ 5 things your pharmacist may not have told you! 1. pressing gently on the inner corner of your eye for a minute after applying eye drops reduces this and improves how much actually treats the eye itself 2. worth checking labels if you’ have high blood pressure, since decongestants like pseudoephedrine constrict blood vessels everywhere, not just your nose. Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs can raise your blood pressure — so if you’re on antihypertensives and reaching for painkillers regularly - speak to your gp 3. Codeine is a “prodrug” — it only works once your liver converts it to morphine, and roughly 1 in 10 people of European descent lack the enzyme to do this properly, so it barely touches their pain. 4. taking ibuprofen too close to your daily low-dose aspirin can block aspirin’s heart-protective effect. 5. long-term metformin users are sometimes never told to get their B12 levels checked periodically. #pharmacist #medication #mpharm #prereg #pharmtok