Some parents can be so dumb

I understand not everyone knows about medicine.

Not especially when you don't often get sick, or perhaps you don't even want to know about it, or step into the clinic or pharmacy if necessary.

But you'd think common sense prevails. Even if you don't know why you should take medicine two or three, or even four times a day, you do not question the doctor his instructions. It's not for us to understand. That's why they are doctors, and we are not.

In this case, why bother asking the pharmacist when the doctor has given the order to give one capsule twice a day to this parent's daughter. She called up asking us if she can give her daughter the second tablet of antibiotic only after a couple of hours taking the first. Reason being it's not treating the symptoms. Perhaps there was still pain or something.

You'd think she expected a miracle pill.

She sort of challenged the pharmacist, saying if the antibiotic is prescribed for twice a day, can't her daughter take another one then?

DUH??!! You take Panadol two tablets four times a day. Do you take EIGHT at one go to save time? We do not expect her to understand know how the antibiotic works in the body, but use your blain woman, use your blain!!

If no understand, just follow orders, can?