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Can you tell me if i buy a cream with clotrimazole (canesten), will the pharmacist ask me what i'm going to use it for?

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Dr. Alfredo Nieves answered

Specializes in Gynecology

No need: pharmacist will not ask and should not ask what you have or why you need the medication for.

Answered 3/18/2015

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