tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post8696948400469799074..comments2023-06-25T06:35:00.953-04:00Comments on Retail Pharmacy, Life, and General Lunacy: Hand SanitizerPharmacy Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988761844897996541noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post-58561303857282276242011-07-07T11:06:18.880-04:002011-07-07T11:06:18.880-04:00There are actually several studies of the use of h...There are actually several studies of the use of hand sanitizer in school settings and, in all cases, absenteeism of both students and teachers decreased between active groups and controls. When you think of your hands as a vehicle of transmission in that everything you touch, whether your mouth, eyes, nose, another object, etc can essentially be contaminated with whatever is on your hands, it makes sense to keep them clean. In addition, the process is dynamic, not static. So hand washing and hand sanitizer must be repeated frequently or at least as much as you feel you are exposed to pathogenic microbes in order to be effective. The issue with excessive hand washing or use of alcohol santiziers is that the skin barrier function can be compromised and cracks, etc can form in the skin, allowing the microbe to DIRECTLY enter the body rather than through the more traditional hand to mucus membrane route.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post-24297982628578549242009-12-15T00:37:44.707-05:002009-12-15T00:37:44.707-05:00My wife and I have had severe vomitting and diarrh...My wife and I have had severe vomitting and diarrhea (4 times in the last 6 months), after using Walgreen's hand sanitizer. We've spoilt 4 vacations thanks to this product. Now the pattern is very clear- if we use the hand sanitizer and eat we get an infection type of reaction in our stomach's! Don't know if this is happening only to us or to many people and they just don't understand why they are falling ill so often (we didn't realize this pattern for 6 months)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post-60377802071105510972009-11-23T22:17:21.528-05:002009-11-23T22:17:21.528-05:00I agree with you. I think we keep our environments...I agree with you. I think we keep our environments too free from germs in many cases. Especially for our children. I believe they are more prone to illnesses since they do not play outside as much, play in the dirt and the trees. Lack of exposure to some of these very benign germs when the immune system is developing may not be helpful.<br /><br />ThePharmacyIdealist<br />http://pharmacyidealist.wordpress.com/ThePharmacyIdealisthttp://pharmacyidealist.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post-42168351760486517482009-11-23T20:03:37.152-05:002009-11-23T20:03:37.152-05:00I really doubt hand sanitizer in any setting is ba...I really doubt hand sanitizer in any setting is bad for you. The only difference between hand washing and sanitation is that you're washing germs off vs killing them. When you wash you also get rid of good bacteria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post-24233554012571531272009-11-23T10:43:42.691-05:002009-11-23T10:43:42.691-05:00Not only the bacterial part, but I always believe ...Not only the bacterial part, but I always believe that there's still dirt on your hands when you get done sanitizing. And you're still spreading that around. Just use soap and water, and lotion when your hands dry out.MainePharmTechnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post-22442485026562892952009-11-23T09:41:07.204-05:002009-11-23T09:41:07.204-05:00Another great post Mike. There are studies suggest...Another great post Mike. There are studies suggesting links between more sterile environments and increases in immune diseases such as Type I diabetes. This is a topic that hits close to home with me as I wonder if all those years under an IV hood impacted my family or if it was just random bad luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post-54665955361892047072009-11-22T16:13:57.331-05:002009-11-22T16:13:57.331-05:00It was certainly interesting for me to read the ar...It was certainly interesting for me to read the article. Thanx for it. I like such themes and everything connected to this matter. I definitely want to read more on that blog soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post-81408166443767936422009-11-20T16:48:02.514-05:002009-11-20T16:48:02.514-05:00We're constantly reminded that overuse of anti...We're constantly reminded that overuse of antibiotics causes resistant strains of bacteria to emerge. But we're told that frequent use of hand sanitizer does not lead to resistance. But how can it not? If we kill 99.9% what about the 0.1% that survive? And 0.1% of the bacteria on your hands is still a lot of bugs. Of course, nobody will see this as a problem until its too big to manage.was1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817205780911729159.post-38836792546552720092009-11-20T16:09:08.377-05:002009-11-20T16:09:08.377-05:00If hand sanitizer is so harsh that it dries or irr...If hand sanitizer is so harsh that it dries or irritates the skin, causing rashes, and dermal cracking, then, of course one of the primary lines of defense, skin integrity, is compromised. A toss-up which is better? Non-irritating soap, friction, and water sounds like common sense. Recently (in the past couple years) the hospital where I work has encouraged washing dirt off hands with soap and water, but use of alcohol foam sanitizer to quickly go from room to room. I guess the rationale was the time it takes to wash thoroughly with soap and water could be decreased by using the sanitizer handwash technique, so practically which way was going to prove the most used. <br /><br />When I work retail, what surprises me is various policies on eating food. Some places allow no water or even cans of soda (that to me is wrong, because we don't get enough hydration normally, anyway, and the company is just trying to limit bathroom breaks!) But, food is another idea, especially non-contained food, like things that are packaged in a way that requires touching the food item with the fingers to consume. Wrapped items in which there is no hand contact seem readily unavailable. It's a bit of an irritation to see someone eat chips with their fingers, wipe them off on a paper towel and go on about their business. <br /><br />Any ideas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com