Self-Care & Minor Ailments

Question 1

What are the 7 pillars of self-care

Answer 1

1. Knowledge & health literacy
2. Self-awareness of physical and mental condition
3. Physical activity
4. Healthy eating
5. Risk avoidance
6. Good hygiene
7. Rational & responsible use of products & services

Question 2

What happens as you move along the self-care continuum

Answer 2

more facilitation by others is required

Question 3

Who were the primary source of information for NHP’s

Answer 3

Friends and Family

Question 4

What are the benefits of self-treatment

Answer 4

• Financial advantages
• Lightened workload for healthcare system
• convenience
• wide variety of OTC products available

Question 5

Risks of self-treatment

Answer 5

• potential drug-drug interactions
• overuse/misuse
• incorrect diagnosis of the self-care condition
• Misinterpretation of drug facts label
• patient confusion caused by combination products & brand line extensions

Question 6

What are the 13 minor ailments

Answer 6

Skin (4):
1. Impetigo (skin infection)
2. Dermatitis (eczema)
3. Tick bites
4. Insect bites

Face issues (4) :
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- Herpes labialis (cold sores)
- Candidal stomatitis (oral thrush)

Stomach related area: (4)
- GERD
- Hemorrhoids
- Dysmenorrhea
- UTI

Strains & Sprains

Question 7

What are considered NHPs (6)

Answer 7

1. Vitamins and minerals
2. Herbal remedies
3. Homeopathic meds
4. Tradition Chinese/Indian meds
5. Probiotics
6. Other amino acids & essential fatty acids

Question 8

What are some issues with Herbal product.

Example

Answer 8

• Active ingredient may be unknown
• Plants misidentification
• Variation in content of Active ingredient

Ex. Echinacea, garlic

Question 9

Are all vitamins and minerals a natural source

Answer 9

No. some are synthetic

Question 10

What are the 2 principles of homeopathy

Answer 10

Principle 1: Law of similars (like cures like)
Principle 2: Use of very small doses
- dilution & successions

Question 11

What can probiotics consist of

Answer 11

bacteria or yeast

Question 12

What is an issue that led to the need for NHP regulations

Answer 12

NHPs used to have many impurities and used to be contaminated with other rx drugs

Question 13

What do NHPs need to refer to for compendial applications

Answer 13

only need to refer to single ingredient or product monographs

Question 14

When would we need a control trial for NHPs and when would we not

Answer 14

Low risk (promote health) - not needed
High risk (treat, cure, prevent) - needed

Question 15

differentiate Nonprescription drug regulation & NHP regulation premarket & post market

Answer 15

Nonprescription:
Pre-market
- scientific evidence required
- facts table labelling
Post-market
- mandatory recall
- Fines up to 5 M

NHP:
Pre-market
- broad standard of evidence
- no standard format
Post-market
- No inspections
- Voluntary recall
- fines up to 5K