Boots refusing to sell canesten to men! Wtf!

[Stressedgiraffe]

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!

I know and you are right. And I understand that it’s not worth pharmacists risking their license and livelihood. I just wanted to point out the trouble with chickens, I find it upsetting that it’s all about profit.

There’s a lot of much loved pet chickens now too!

Right?! 😂

It was a mistake and a silly one. All medicines by law are supplied with a leaflet approved by the Regulatory Authorities. The leaflet explains what the medicine is for and who can use it. For Canesten cream it is clearly indicated for treatment of thrush in both men and women as it references application to the penis. Keep the leaflet and take it with you next time you go to buy some.

I've had a really shit day at work today and this has really cheered me up 😂

Are the millipedes female?

Mine are all ex batts, and they are very much loved. Their bodies are so damaged though from overbreeding to produce as many eggs as possible, they may only live another year or so when I get them. I do what I can for them and give them as much freedom as I can. Some have never seen natural light before and it’s lovely to see them discover their first dust bath.

That’s so lovely that they get a decent retirement, I expect the alternative is that they’re ‘dispatched’ ☹️

You do know that this thread will be picked up and distributed. Then there will be an official memo to all pharmacists warning them to be cautious of this sort of thing.

soon we’ll be seeing threads starting with “Why on earth is my pharmacist asking if I have a millipede?!?” 🤣

Get well, Dave!

Thats interesting that you aren’t allowed to get medicine for your animals at the people pharmacy. I used to get my cat’s allergy medicine from the pharmacy (it was just OTC children’s benedryl, but he hated the bubble gum flavor). Life was easier for both of us when I asked the pharmacist about flavor options that he could use. There it was Cherry, Orange, Tuna, Banana, Beef etc.

😆😂🤣 this reminds me of when I tried to buy conjunctivitis eye drops for the dog.

Best autocorrect ever. Millipedes with thrush

Got to the picture yet? 🤣

This thread has been an absolute find. Never have I been so surprised by a twist, and never would I have predicted the introduction of a millipede called Dave. marvels

Same. Needed it for the horses. Went to the pharmacy, spent a good five minutes in the queue poking myself in the eye so I could demonstrate my symptoms.

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

It wasn’t an auto correct 🤣🤣

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

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?

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!

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 😨

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!

ooooh.

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

is Dave slimy?

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

lost for words.

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

So wait...

Does Dave have thrush or diabetes?!

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

Please come back and update OP!