The Chemist Interrogation

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Anyone else had the third degree off a Chemist when trying to buy something for horse treatment?

Today I had to make up a "friend" with puffy and sore eyelids to get some eye drops as a first resort - jeezus the interrogation I got you would think I was tring to but crack cocaine! :o
 
Optrex infected eyes huh?!! I just tell them It's for my husband and he's too sore to come out himself, never had a problem TBH. I can see where they are coming from though especially in these times of suing culture. And you would not believe how stupid some people are. (not saying you are OP but you get the gist!!)
 
Or when the chemist asks you if you have taken anything today and you say yes 12 ibuprofen tablets for my hangover and they pulled me in a side room and said they were concerned!

Not horsey I know but there was no need, I just had the biggest hangover ever.
 
Firstly they aren't chemists they're pharmacists.

Secondly, it is there job to only sell over the counter medicines for the purpose they are licensed (and tested) for.

No need to get peed off that they're doing they're job to try and keep people safe.
 
jesstickle said:
Firstly they aren't chemists they're pharmacists.

Secondly, it is there job to only sell over the counter medicines for the purpose they are licensed (and tested) for.

No need to get peed off that they're doing they're job to try and keep people safe.
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No need to get shirty Jesstickle - it's tongue in cheek - where's your sense of humour gone?
 
I asked for thrush cream (canesten) for our boy once. When I DID say it was for the horse, I believe they thought he was a cover up, haha.
 
I'm a pharmacist so can tell you the reason for this - products you can buy over the counter are licensed for human use, not for use on animals. If the pharmacist sells you a product against the product licence and something happens due to use of the product, the are liable. If you chose to lie to the pharmacist about how the product is going to be used, you are liable for whatever happens.
 
zoon said:
I'm a pharmacist so can tell you the reason for this - products you can buy over the counter are licensed for human use, not for use on animals. If the pharmacist sells you a product against the product licence and something happens due to use of the product, the are liable. If you chose to lie to the pharmacist about how the product is going to be used, you are liable for whatever happens.
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Yes I know that thanks I have two Science degrees and am not stupid.
 
I thought I'd make elderflower cordial last year and innocently trundled into Boots with my 6 year old in tow to buy citric acid. Talk about embarrassing- I was asked what I wanted it for "um, elderflower cordial" had I made it before "um, no" didn't I know it was very early in the season "not really, we've just finished picking the flowers" eventually the pharmacist sold it to me (but only one box) and I went to another chemist as I needed 3 boxes. Following another interrogation it turned out that citric acid is used to cut heroin... and by asking for 3 boxes they thought I was a dealer
To add insult to injury it's openly available to buy on the shelf in Tesco next door...as I discovered on my way back from the bloomin chemist
 
sussexbythesea said:
You are unecessarily rude.
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tbf, I'm surprised you have two science degrees and still don't know that the person who works at the chemist is a pharmacist. And you're being quite rude yourself. Zoon was only explaining the way the job works. Just because you know (and you didn't make that very clear) doesn't mean everyone else knows.
 
jesstickle said:
tbf, I'm surprised you have two science degrees and still don't know that the person who works at the chemist is a pharmacist. And you're being quite rude yourself. Zoon was only explaining the way the job works. Just because you know (and you didn't make that very clear) doesn't mean everyone else knows.
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Well I do I have a BSc in Geology and an MSc in Environmental Analysis and Assessment but I am not a Pharmacist nor a Chemist - I wrote a random thread based on what I thought was a funny experience and I didn't particularly choose my words - I didn't think it was a test! Pretty much everyone else who responded knows what I mean and took it in the way it was intended.
 
sussexbythesea said:
Anyone else had the third degree off a Chemist when trying to buy something for horse treatment?

Today I had to make up a "friend" with puffy and sore eyelids to get some eye drops as a first resort - jeezus the interrogation I got you would think I was tring to but crack cocaine! :o
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Yes one chemist wouldnt sell to me and then I just went to next one and made out one of my kids had terrible sticky green eyes! Eye drops too.

They probably try to do it for ie safety etc but its more to protect the vets business I am sure! It never use to be so difficult to get lotions and potions.

I do sort of understand with eye drops as antibiotic resistant etc but yes I have had the same problem. They make you feel criminal...its for my 'ORSE
 
I did try to buy some antibiotic eye drops for one of our sheep, the pharmacist questioned me, I said they were for my OH, she asked if he could come in, I told her he couldn't then admitted they were for a sheep which I could bring in if she really wanted to check it. she let me buy them too.
 
We used to bulk buy Daktarin at the last place I work from Boots, never got asked what we needed so much of that for, maybe they thought we had really icky feet from wearing stupid steelies all day. I did embarrass my sister a long time ago buying Benzyl Benzoate from her Tesco, she was training to be a pharmacist at the time but was not working that day. Her superior recognised me and asked my sister why I would want to buy Benzyl as I looked pretty healthy!
 
I can understand a pharmacist not being willing to sell products meant for humans when people mention horses/dogs, but I do wish they'd understand that quite a lot of members of the general public have a modicum of intelligence. I resent being spoken to as though I were five and a slow learner.

I am fortunate that I can discuss medication with my sister in law who is in the top 1% of pharmaceutical graduates in the country.
 
criso said:
It's when you do what a friend of mine did and tell them you need hydrogen peroxide for thrush....
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:D:D :eek: Thats like summit i would do. ha ha ha ha ha

I struggled with epsom salts the other day for my girls foot abscess. equine/pharmacist lesson learned. Apparently i use it as bathsalts from now on ;)
 
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