Australian Pharmacist

In the rural New South Wales (NSW) town of Forbes, population 8,400, close relationships with their customers are helping the team at Flannery’s Pharmacy thrive in unusual times.

It’s effective, cheap, legal and relatively safe. Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in the world.

Thom, 37, a regular patient of the pharmacy, presents their venlafaxine repeat for dispensing. You know this has been prescribed for PTSD and ask how they have been going with their treatment. They disclose that their symptoms have been difficult to manage over the last few weeks and that they don’t feel like their medication has been working as well. Thom explains that a friend mentioned MDMA could be used for PTSD, and they’re now considering taking it to help them feel better.

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