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Can someone please tell me why, if you are over 60 years you can't buy Canesten?

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You can buy these on Amazon, possibly eBay also.

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It’s to do with thrush being a symptom of diabetes and the pharmacies would prefer you get a prescription from a doctor who would presumably screen the patient for diabetes before prescribing canestan

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