The pharmacy office is an important place for education in medicinesuse, because of its strong presence in the community.Patients trust the pharmacist in reference to symptoms which theyconsider benign, and tend to visit the pharmacist for advice beforeseeking the help of a physician. Professional, systematized andprotocolized intervention on the part of the pharmacist whenpatients ask ‘What would you give me for a mouth ulcer?’ constitutescommon practice [1,2]. A broad range of disorders can causeoral ulcers, including infections, mucocutaneous diseases, neoplasms,gastrointestinal, hematological or rheumatological disorders,drug use, traumatisms caused by friction with dentures, etc.
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