Delices Health Clinic

Today (Monday Oct. 25th) we visited Delices health clinic and helped educate the patients on different disease states such as BPH, hypertension, cholesterol, skin infections, and diabetes. When talking to the patients, I noticed that there were more females in the waiting area than males which I thought was interesting. I talked to one woman who had just got out of the doctor's office and walked into the pharmacy room to get her medicine. She tested positive for H. plyori and had an ulcer in her stomach. The doctor decided to prescribe her metronidazole, clarithromycin, and omeprazole. The pharmacist did not have clarithromycin and omeprazole to dispense so he was only able to give her metronidazole. I counseled her on the effects of drinking alcohol while taking this medication and told her to avoid drinking any. She stated that she has had stomach problems in the past and that this one seemed to be the worst.  She did not state that she had any other medical conditons, but seemed to be interested in all of the handouts we were given out. She said that her sister has hypertension and diabetes and asked if she could have some information on those two disease states and wondered how exactly one would get diabetes or hypertension. She stated that diabetes does run in her family so she makes sure to get her blood checked every so often. She also seems to be very consistent with coming to the clinic for her annual check ups. It is soo great to be able to talk to all of these different patients because they really are truly interested in what we are talking to them about. It is also very interesting to learn about all of the different herbal remedies they use and how these medications are different than what we use in the US. It is just so amazing how happy these people are and how eager they are to learn.
-Sara-