Hello, my dogs just attacked a hedgehog in the garden, and while trying to stop them from attacking it further, the spines cut my foot and knee, causing bleeding. My tetanus vaccination expired over a year ago. Do I need to worry about other illnesses? And should I go to the emergency room tomorrow for…

Medication & Pharmacology

Do you have to take Xanax continuously for 2-4 weeks or can you just take it sometimes?

Bysigmablaine July 25, 2023February 28, 2025

Can you only take Xanax, for example, if you're having a panic attack or before a flight if you have a severe fear of flying, or do you have to take it for 2-4 weeks? How does that work? Because with antidepressants, for example, you have to take them for weeks, months, or years to…

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sumsehummel

2 years ago

Hello,

Perhaps the drug is simply not prescribed so often in this dosage, so the emergency service apothetics do not have it in stock.

There are many medicines for supply bottlenecks, whether this is now affected, can only tell you the service pharmacist who can see the availability of his wholesale in the PC. In general, however, it is so that, despite supply bottlenecks, it is often possible to provide remedy by, for example, giving a different package size or, after consultation with the doctor, a similar active substance or a different dosage.