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Boots refusing to sell canesten to men! Wtf!

464 replies

Stressedgiraffe · 01/06/2023 16:25

Dh went to boots to buy canesten today and the sales person refused to sell it to him as he was a man! Apparently the pharmacist stepped in and he bought it.
Wtf? Surely men can get thrush or could have been buying it for someone else. It's bonkers
Apparently she said it was a boots policy!

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Redebs · 01/06/2023 21:52

Fleurdecerisier · 01/06/2023 16:45

Well I think we can all agree that none of us was expecting that plot twist.

🤣🤣🤣

suburbophobe · 01/06/2023 21:50

Your millipedes have thrush?

No. I don't get it either......

nahwhale · 01/06/2023 21:49

Stressedgiraffe · 01/06/2023 17:03

Dave

OH MY GOODNESS THIS THREAD IS GOLD

suburbophobe · 01/06/2023 21:49

The stupid thing is we needed it for the millipedes. It's cheaper than getting it from the vet.

You've lost me now.....

nahwhale · 01/06/2023 21:48

Stressedgiraffe · 01/06/2023 16:40

The stupid thing is we needed it for the millipedes. It's cheaper than getting it from the vet.

Your millipedes have thrush?

user3536272 · 01/06/2023 21:47

Fluffypuppy1 · 01/06/2023 21:44

Same here too.

My local Boots even has antihistamines behind the counter, and always has an absolutely massive queue if you want to buy anything. I can buy them on Ocado without queuing for 20 mins.

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@Fluffypuppy1

Could you buy them off the shelf at Boots rather than behind the counter?

user3536272 · 01/06/2023 21:44

thelionthewitchtheaudacityofTHISbitch · 01/06/2023 21:29

Wow! I would not be doing well with that (despite only being in my (late) 50s and therefore policy not applying). My surgery has the best administration department ever so I would email them the "policy" and ask if the GP practice was aware and was happy under the circumstances for you to book an (unnecessary) appointment? The GP practice - through their local NHS trust - might be able to explain the policy or dispute it with Tescos.

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@thelionthewitchtheaudacityofTHISbitch
Canesten isn't licensed to be sold to over 60's, this is not a Tesco policy. A GP should know that over 60's cannot buy it. For someone on antibiotics who has suffered from thrush before due to them they should prescribe fluconazole.

Fluffypuppy1 · 01/06/2023 21:44

TheShellBeach · 01/06/2023 19:52

Same here.
None of that glaring at you that is so prevalent in high street pharmacies.

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Same here too.

My local Boots even has antihistamines behind the counter, and always has an absolutely massive queue if you want to buy anything. I can buy them on Ocado without queuing for 20 mins.

2023forme · 01/06/2023 21:43

Moro93 · 01/06/2023 17:00

@LotsOfBalloons Yes, you can get Trimethoprim or Nitrofurantoin (not sure if spelt correctly) over the counter for UTI’s. As long as you don’t have a fever or abdominal/back pain.

@lieselotte Yeah, I thought this but then the GP was moaning saying he took up ‘valuable appointment time’ for a UTI and could have been treated over the counter. They need to get on the same page!

LOL at literally treating a man’s UTI over the counter oooh matron 😁

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 01/06/2023 21:39

This careful distinction between animal and human medications can run in the other direction; I was once on holday for five days on Jersey and on the first morning my eight-year-old son had the high fever and all the symptoms of a condition he'd had before. I knew exactly what would bring the fever down and make him feel better, but at that time the Channel Islands were not interested in the NHS, and there was no way I could get it for him.

Luckily one of the other people I was in the hotel with was a vet, had come straight from work, and had the identical medicine in her bag. She worked out that he needed about a third the dose for an adult female goat, and told me never to tell anyone she had given me two days' worth of it. (So I haven't, and you didn't see me, and you can't prove anything.)

Teenagehorrorbag · 01/06/2023 21:37

Stressedgiraffe · 01/06/2023 17:03

Dave

He's fabulous! I was on holiday in Kenya once and they were everywhere - the locals called them the Mombasa Express because they are really speedy!

thelionthewitchtheaudacityofTHISbitch · 01/06/2023 21:29

Scarbsbeach · 01/06/2023 17:30

A few days ago at our Tesco pharmacy I tried to buy a Canesten oral capsule that I’ve used in the past when having taken antibiotics I’ve ended up with thrush as well as an upset stomach. For the first time ever in my life it turns out I’m TOO OLD to buy something! It seems that there’s a new policy that if you’re over 60 you must see a Dr 🙄 to rule out other more serious reasons for the symptoms. I was left like a fish gawping 😲 funnily enough, I haven’t tried to book an appointment as yet….

Wow! I would not be doing well with that (despite only being in my (late) 50s and therefore policy not applying). My surgery has the best administration department ever so I would email them the "policy" and ask if the GP practice was aware and was happy under the circumstances for you to book an (unnecessary) appointment? The GP practice - through their local NHS trust - might be able to explain the policy or dispute it with Tescos.

CountZacular · 01/06/2023 21:21

I am absolutely loving the chat back and forth about men, thrush and treatment interspersed with Dave the millipede. Brilliant thread OP! 👏

NeverDropYourMooncup · 01/06/2023 21:17

ManuelBensonsLeftBoot · 01/06/2023 19:41

From a fairly wide sample of family/friends if one is called Dave at least three will be called Steve! Mark, Paul and Michael are all contenders for the final one.

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Michael's a bit young.

Bet there's a Barry, two Roberts and a Neil, though.

IWouldBeSuperb · 01/06/2023 21:16

So wait...

Does Dave have thrush or diabetes?!

I'm feeling increasingly concerned about the poor chap...

Please come back and update OP!

ArabeIIaScott · 01/06/2023 21:16

Are you ensuring Dave only uses cotton socks OP and how long does it take to put them all on?

ArabeIIaScott · 01/06/2023 21:14

lost for words.

Episode 2 Omg GIF by Will & Grace
davethemillipede · 01/06/2023 21:08

Is Dave is one of five millipedes what are the others called OP?

ememem84 · 01/06/2023 21:06

Stressedgiraffe · 01/06/2023 17:03

Dave

ooooh.

im not sure I like the picture. But that I’d a cool pet to have.

is Dave slimy?

PoxyAndIKnowIt · 01/06/2023 21:04

Anon9898 · 01/06/2023 18:26

I went in the other day and brought some hydrocortisone cream one sold me some. Went back a week later to get some more but one assistant told me she couldn't sell it to me as it was in my neck. I feel for your poor husband

I used to have this problem (I was refused hydrocortisone for my ears!) until I realised you can buy Bite and Sting Relief Cream with hydrocortisone from the supermarket shelf, so I've been using this for years now. Hope that helps!

The stupid thing is we needed it for the millipedes

Best thing I've seen on MN for a very long time!

TooJoy · 01/06/2023 21:03

The NHS website says that men shouldn’t use that type of cream so it’s possible they were correct.

I love all animals, big and small but that millipede is something else.

I can imagine having nightmares of loads of little legs crawling over me 😨

EmotionalSupportWyrm · 01/06/2023 21:02

They won't - one of my dogs has seasonal allergies and takes piriton (has to be that not piriteze) recommended by the vet, when I once answered honestly that it was for the dog I was refused it as they are "not licensed to sell animal meds". That taught me!

AppaTheSixLeggedFlyingBison · 01/06/2023 21:02

So many questions, and none of them are about men buying thrush cream at boots

How did you get into having pet millipedes?
Do you have to go to a specialist vet?
What do they eat?
Do they live in something like a glass cage? I'm assuming they don't free roam
What are the others names?

TooJoy · 01/06/2023 21:01

Divorcedalongtime · 01/06/2023 20:54

Best autocorrect ever. Millipedes with thrush

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It wasn’t an auto correct 🤣🤣

This has got to be one of the best threads ever!

DuesToTheDirt · 01/06/2023 21:01

I cannot believe that you have Dave crawling up your arm! Shock

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