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EPILEPTIC? Here's why you need to always inform your Dentist! ##DentalCare #HealthLiteracy #MarkomPharmacy

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..3 of 3: Markom Pharmacy has a wide range of sunscreen brands. You can reach us now and our Dispensers will be glad to give you more info and fulfill your order. Contact us on 0758457054/0773572517

DID YOU KNOW HOW MUCH SUNSCREEN IS ENOUGH FOR YOU? POV: Most people only apply about a quarter or half of the required amount of sunscreen, which means an SPF (Sun Protection Factor) 50 bottle only gives them the protection of an SPF 15...1 of 3

2 of 3: The Measurement: You squeeze two consistent strips of sunscreen from the base of your palm to the tips of your index and middle fingers. • ​The Coverage: This amount is generally sufficient to cover the entire face and neck area.

YOUR DARKER SKIN STILL NEEDS SUNSCREEN Do not think that because you have Melanin, you’re safe from the Kampala sun. Melanin is a superpower, but it’s only about SPF (Sun Protection Factor) 13. To prevent hyperpigmentation, you need at least SPF 30 in stock at Markom Pharmacy.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DENTAL SEALANTS

HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL #EasterBlessings #HappyEaster

DID YOU KNOW THAT NOT ONLY KIDS AND OLDER PERSONS NEED CALCIUM? MYTH: You only need Calcium and Glucosamine when you're older. FACT: Bone density (is a measure sure of how strong and solid your bones are) peaks in your 20s. Starting now protects your joints for the long run.

HYPERTENSIVE? Here's why you have to inform your Dentist before by dental procedure! #HealthLiteracy #DentalCare #MarkomPharmacy

CAFFEIN: MYTH OR FACT MYTH: More caffeine equals more energy. FACT: If you’re constantly tired, you might be low on B-Vitamins or Iron. Did you know that Caffeine just masks the fatigue; some dietary supplements help with your body vitality. #HealthyHabits #HealthLiteracyUg

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YOUR HEALTH NUMBERS, RISK FACTORS AND WELLNESS! Knowing your health "numbers" is the first step towards a long, healthy life. Many conditions like high blood pressure or early-stage diabetes often have no symptoms, meaning you could be at risk without even knowing it.

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HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GENERIC AND BRAND NAME MEDICINE! ##HealthLiteracy

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Sometimes a patient comes to the hospital for one problem, only for the doctor to discover something far bigger, especially when what brought them in is far easier to fix than the issue staring back at you. It’s my routine to examine both eyes whenever a patient sits at the slit lamp. I use that moment to screen the “good” eye. So, I usually start there before moving on to the eye with the complaint. If I had a dollar for every time a patient stopped me to say, “Doctor, you’re examining the wrong eye,” I would be rich by now. All my mother’s financial problems would be solved. I bring this up after weeks of reflection. Lately, I have been beaten down. Whenever young people walk into my clinic with a simple eye problem and leave with a shuttered world, burdened by multiple diagnoses, some medically incurable, I am left with a deep sense of helplessness. There was one such case: a vibrant young soul who had sustained an eye injury two years earlier, resulting in a cataract. As usual, I began by examining the good eye. A careful look at the optic nerve head, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain revealed a subtle change, one many would easily ignore: a small inferior notch. It was a quiet sign of glaucoma in its earliest stage. I could have brushed it off as “normal” had it not been for the additional training I had in India. After all, the eye sees only what it knows. But I didn’t. Dr. Divya, the ophthalmologist who taught me how to detect subtle changes on the optic nerve during my stay in India would have been proud. Often, during prayer, I question God about the things that are unclear to me. One of those questions has always been my career path. Not long ago, as I paced back and forth in my living room, I asked Him again: 'Why did I have to go to India for training? I barely have the resources to use what I learned. I’m slowly losing the skills I worked so hard to acquire. What was it all for?' Then I thought about this patient. I realized that God can move heaven and earth for just one person. That I was hustling in India, hating the food, the weather, and the relentless work just so that one patient, from a deep village in Kaabong, could one day save money for an entire year, board a bus, and come to see me for a seemingly simple eye problem… while God had already foreseen the much bigger one that needed attention. After spotting the abnormality, I checked his intraocular pressure. It was 30 mmHg, well above the normal range of 10–21 mmHg. That confirmed it: what I had seen on the optic nerve was no coincidence. He had glaucoma, caught at the earliest stage I had ever encountered. I say early because most patients come when it is already too late, when the optic nerve has been irreversibly eaten away. As part of routine care, I checked his blood pressure. It was 180/103 mmHg. Alarmingly high—especially for someone so young. I sent him for renal and liver function tests and contacted a physician for review. Hypertension in a young person raises many questions. The lab results returned normal, but that was not a relief either. Because what was causing it then? We agreed with the physician to see him after a month and instructed him to monitor and record his blood pressures daily so that we could decide the next phase of treatment. Definitely the eye surgery had to be put on hold, but the Glaucoma treatment was initiated immediately. So, a young soul who came in with a “simple” traumatic cataract walked out with a diagnosis of glaucoma in his good eye and systemic hypertension, two chronic conditions requiring lifelong medication and endless hospital visits. Cases like this remind me that taking time with a patient is never mundane. That seeing the whole person, not just the eye, is not a cliché. And that checking the “good” eye is not optional. It is essential.