Mrs. Helena bursts into the pharmacy and exclaims, placing the prescription on the counter: “I’m tired, I give up!” And keeps going: “I no longer Continue Reading
In 2017, at one of those long school lunches in the cafeteria, the school coordinator asked if there was anyone with project ideas for the coming year. And I said yes. I had Continue Reading
Vitamins, supplements, preventions and treatments So much to address! So broad a topic that gets often addressed to us at the counter and at home, and that so often leaves us Continue Reading
Celiac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease that occurs following the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals, and is characterized by atrophy of the small Continue Reading
Anxious… One of the things that moves me the most at the counter (and even out of it), is anxiety. To see a person drowning in his/her own circumstances is always painful to Continue Reading
In the wake of the football scandals, it is common for people to come in and ask for something for heartburn. When the cause is purely emotional, there is little to do in Continue Reading
Constipation Almost all of us have gone through a situation of constipation. This problem can occur in all age groups. In fact, different cases appear to me in the pharmacy Continue Reading
The other day I found myself being a pharmacist away from the counter (okay, it’s not like it was the first time, but anyway, it presented itself as a paradigmatic Continue Reading
The other day someone approached me with a small sore on the lip and, after a short conversation and evaluation, we concluded it was herpes. Not even 5 minutes had passed, and Continue Reading
Here at sea! Ahh, beach at last! The scorching sun, the scorching sand, the blinding light and the ice-cold water that cannot alleviate these symptoms nor prevent melanoma. Continue Reading
About Me
Luísa Leal
I like to talk, listen, help and clarify doubts often raised at the pharmacy counter and increasingly on the internet.
So the idea of this blog was born!
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