Compass Pharmacy Chapter

💊 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞?🧐

Counterfeit medicines are more common than you think and they can put your health at serious risk.

✅ Always check the 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬. ✅

🔔𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥: counterfeiters target high-demand drugs, so buy only from FDA-registered outlets with licensed pharmacists.

⚠ Be 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 when shopping online. If something feels off, 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐃𝐀.

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡! 🩺✨

✔️ 𝐁𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬.

💡 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭.

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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Emmanuel Oliva
𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: Charles Matubang & Narella Venica Magnawa
𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲: Dara Maxine Bongao
𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: Marielle De Luna

⚠️ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐱 ≠ 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐱 ⚠️

Got a cold, cough, and fever all at once? It might feel like taking multiple over-the-counter (OTC) medicines together will help you recover faster—but that’s not always true. 💊

Many over-the-counter medicines contain the 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, even if they have different brand names. If you don’t check carefully, you could end up 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 without realizing it—leading to side effects like drowsiness, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, or even more serious health risks.

🔍 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫:
➤ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 — avoid taking the same drug twice
➤ 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 — don’t combine medicines that treat the same symptom
➤ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 — some combinations can worsen side effects
➤ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐞 — more is not better
➤ 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨 — consult a pharmacist or doctor if unsure.

Not every combination helps—some can actually harm you. One careless mix can lead to unexpected complications.

✔️ 𝐁𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬.

💡 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭.

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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲: Trizzia Jeanne Misa, Magdalene Sandra Morada, & Patricia Marites Sanga
𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: Jasmin Glaiza de Luna & Jean Reji de Guzman
𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲: Diana Rose Madamba
𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: Aila Kristelle Ausa