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Originally Posted by marine
I agree with you Beth, or at least if they cannot provide with the list (as there are so many new drugs/names), at least to sensitize the GPB WSL patients, to ask their pharmacists if there are NSAIDs before buying any product. Or do you have also Over the Coutner also outside drugstores or pharmacies in US?
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Marine
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Yes, you can buy over-the-counter drugs in the grocery stores in the US too, Marine, but I think it is important for doctors to stress the importance of reading ingredient labels and being attentive to the possibility of NSAIDs in medications that we buy.
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