Affiliation:
1. 1Área Académica de Farmacia, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Circuito Ex-Hacienda La Concepción, Km. 1.5, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo. México
Abstract
We present a clinical case of a 3-year-old male patient with signs and symptoms of a diagnosis of unidentified food poisoning. In this scenario the community pharmacist's job consisted of collaboratively work with the doctor, to ensure that the patient's medication was safe, with the aim of detecting drug-related problems or interactions with food, and avoiding negative outcomes associated with medication. The pharmacist applied the methodology described by DADER, for the pharmaceutical care approach and through the intervention, it was possible to establish that the poisoning was due to the intake of lychees. To date, in Mexico there are no reports of litchi poisoning in children, on the other hand, the community pharmacy is an emerging area, hence these types of interventions are scarce.
Publisher
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
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