My father was sick with a viral infection so I gave him Clamoxyl Duo Forte to take since he can't see the doctor. He took 2 days worth and saw the doctor on Day 3. The doctor decides to prescribe my father Curam Duo Forte. My father told my doctor he is already taking Clamoxyl Duo Forte. Doctor tells him to stop taking the Clamoxyl Duo Forte and to take Curam Duo Forte instead coz its better.
I come home from work and I see both the Clamoxyl and Curam Duo Forte on the breakfast table. I asked my dad why he bought it coz its the same thing and he hasn't finished the Clamoxyl. He said he didn't know and that the doctor told him to take it coz its better.
I was furious. Furious because the doctor lied to the patient. Furious because my own parents don't trust me and my professional advice.
They believed the doctor completely. I told them never to ask for my advice again because they don't appreciate it.
My mother told me: "Well we had to go to see the doctor because your father is very sick and he had a high temperature."
My reply: "Yeh so you went to see the doctor. What did he give you? The same tablets you were already taking. So obviously there's no change in treatment. You are no back to square one."
You see the doctor if you're not getting any better. So you would expect to get something new or different to the medications you are already taking. Not another prescription for the same product.
I really wanted to call the doctor and ask him whats the difference between Curam and Clamoxyl Duo Forte. I'm very curious.
Doctors lie and give wrong information so they can benefit financially. I know because his wife is a pharmacist and he recommended my parents to go to her chemist to buy the Curam. Unethical and unprofessional in my opinion.
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