Probiotic Report: Analysis of Probiotics for a 5-Year-Old Patient

This report delves into the use of probiotics in pharmacy, specifically focusing on a case study involving a 5-year-old patient suffering from an ear infection. The report explores the pros and cons of administering probiotics, considering their potential benefits such as improved immune function and digestive health, alongside potential side effects like allergic reactions and digestive issues. It also examines the identification of suitable probiotic brands, doses, strengths, and durations available in local pharmacies, with a specific recommendation for Florajen (Lactobacillus acidophilus) due to its fewer side effects. The report emphasizes the importance of consulting healthcare professionals before administering probiotics, particularly for children, and acknowledges the limitations of the FDA's approval for medicinal use of these products. It concludes by summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of probiotics, highlighting their potential in treating various health issues while cautioning against potential side effects and the need for professional guidance.

Pharmacy

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Pros and cons of supplying a probiotic for this child..................................................................3
Identifying a probiotic by brand. dose, strength and duration that are available in local
pharmacies and may be beneficial for the child in the case........................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Pharmacy can be defined as the practice which consists of preparing and dispensing of the
medical drugs. They make sure that drugs are being used safely and effectively. Probiotic drugs
are basically used to treat vaginal yeast infection, diarrhoea, improper bowel movement. These
drugs consist of different type of micro-organism such as yeast. Present report will lay emphasis
on patient who has been suffering from ear infection Report will explain the Discuss the pros and
cons of supplying a probiotic for this child. It will also focus on identifying a probiotic by brand,
dose, strength and duration that are available in local pharmacies and may be beneficial for the
child in the case.
MAIN BODY
Pros and cons of supplying a probiotic for this child
It has been analysed from the case study that a 5 year old patient is been suffering from ear
infection. She has been treated in Switzerland where the health care professionals have
prescribed probiotic with antibiotic. It has been analysed that patients mother has come to
pharmacy for amoxicillin syrup which service users health care professional has prescribed for
the ear infection. Probioitic are the drugs which consist of micro-organism like yeast in it. This
drug is been used to treat problems such as infection, improper bowel movement, gastrological
problems etc. There are various pros and cons associated with supplying the probiotic. It
includes the following:
PROS: It has been analysed that probiotic are considered as safe for the majority of the
population who are healthy. The drug is been considered as the most effective dietary
supplement. The tablets, powder and capsules provided of this drug is beneficial and contain
bacteria which are been found in food such as yoghurt and other fermented products. So it can
improve the health outcome and quality of life of people. It contains yeast which is being found
in the fermented food product (Mao and et.al., 2018).
It has been analysed that probiotic can assist the individual in improvising their immune
system. It has strengthened the immune system of people who have weak physical and emotional
abilities. Obese people can also lose weight by taking this drug. This can lay positive impact on
the health outcome of obese and overweight service users. Evidence has also provided with the
details that consuming probiotic drugs even protect against periodontal disease. It can support
health care professionals in improvising the health outcome of patients. It can also enhance their

quality of life. It has also been analysed that consumption of Probiotic can assist in enhancing the
vital body functions. Drugs can effectively be used in solving out the digestive problems that has
been faced by the service users. It assists health care professionals in treating diarrhoea.
Probiotic drugs also help in managing the acute infection that has been faced by patients.
So there are various advantages of consuming Probiotic drugs. They also improve the global
symptoms including floating and flatulence (Gheziel and et.al., 2019). Drugs like this can assist
patients who are suffering from improper bowel movement and reduce the pain which has been
faced by the service users. It also helps in curing the gas related problems this can support health
care professional sin improvising the health outcome of service users. It has also been analysed
that Probiotic drugs can also cure infection in vagina making the health outcome of service users
better. It can cure blood pressure, oral health cold and flu.
It has also been evacuated that that consuming probiotic drugs even protect against
periodontal disease (Abushelaibi and et.al., 2017). Evidence also provides that Probiotic drugs
can lower down the blood pressure level of service users in order to improvise their health
outcome. It will also help them patients in overcoming the problem related to hypertension. It
has also been analysed that consuming this drug can also assist in curing the throat infection. It
will also assist in solving the problem related to bad breath. This drug wills assist in improvising
the health outcome of service users.
CONS: it has also been analysed that Probiotic drugs also have many side effects which
can lay severe impact on the health conditions of patients. It has been evaluated that the
problems produced by this drug are temporary. This medication can cause problems like allergy,
problem in sleep, constipation and increase in thrust. They can cause unpleasant digestive
symptom. They can face problems like increase in gas and bloating issues. In this case the health
care professionals can reduce the dose of Probiotic dose so that the side effects can be reduced.
This will assist them in improvising the health outcome of service users. Evidence also suggests
that amines in Probiotic drugs can also cause and make patients suffer from problems like
headache. Amines can excite the central nervous system, increase or decrease blood flow and
may trigger headaches in people sensitive to the substance (Lebeer and et.al., 2018).
It can lay severe negative impact on the health outcome of service users making them
weak. They can also cause severe problem like migraine which can reduce the quality of life of
service users. Evidence has also provided with the details that some of the Probiotc drugs can

also increase the level of Histamine. In this service user can face problems such as allergy,
itching and also can face trouble in breathing? They can also face problem of runny nose and
water eyes. It has been analyse that Probiotic drugs must be provided by taking advice from the
health care professionals as there are so many side defects related to the probiotic medicine.
These side effects can reduce the quality of life of service users. It has also been analysed that if
probiotic medicine when taken with antibiotic can also adverse reactions. They can face problem
of unpleasant gas and problem of Bloating. In some cases the patient’s nose can also bleed.
Identifying a probiotic by brand. dose, strength and duration that are available in local
pharmacies and may be beneficial for the child in the case.
It has been analyzed from the case study that the child is been suffering from ear infection
and her mother has demanded probiotic with certain type of antibiotic syrup. The probiotic
which can be taken by child in this case if Florajen which is commonly known as lactobacillus
acidophilus. This can be taken by the child in this case as this drug has fewer side effects. It can
assist in treating child from the infection and helps health care professionals in improvising the
health outcome of service users. This probiotic drug is also available in the local shop and there
is no harm in selling it out. Lactobacillus acidophilus medicine can cause no type of side effect to
the child. This medicine contains yeast which will provide benefit to the health of service users.
It has been analyzed that this will improvise the health aspect of patient. It will reduce the
problem of infection which is currently been faced by the service user. It has also been analyzed
that this medicine will also support in curing the problem of cold, sore, flu and bad breathe in
child. It is very essential that Priobitic drugs are been given to the child after consulting with
health care professionals (Sanders and et.al., 2018).
Medicinal use of this product has not been approved by the FDA. This medicine must
given by consulting to the health care professional so that no side effect can be faced by the
child. It will support the nurses in enhancing the health outcome of child. It has also been
analyzed that this medicine need not be taken by the child who has weak immune system. It
consists of several type of supplement that can be used to make child overcome the problem of
infection. This supplement must not be given to the child without the advice of health care
professional. Probiotic drug will also assist in reducing the problem of cold and cough. It is
really essential that the dose of drug must be kept low so that no side effect can be caused. It will

help in improvising the quality of life of child. It will solve the problem of ear infection faced by
child.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it has been summarised that Probiotic drugs has various pros and
cons. It has been analysed from the report that this drug can assist in treating the health related
problem such as infection, improper bowel movement and other gastric problem. It has also been
analysed that consuming this drug can assist in improvising the health outcome of service user. It
has also been evaluated from the report that high dose of this medication also have some type of
side effects. High dose has caused problems like allergy, itching, and running nose. This has
reduced the quality of life of patients.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Sanders, M.E. and et.al., 2018. Shared mechanisms among probiotic taxa: implications for
general probiotic claims. Current opinion in biotechnology, 49, pp.207-216.
Lebeer, S. and et.al., 2018. Identification of probiotic effector molecules: present state and future
perspectives. Current opinion in biotechnology, 49, pp.217-223.
Gheziel, C. and et.al., 2019. Evaluating the probiotic potential of lactobacillus plantarum strains
from algerian infant feces: towards the design of probiotic starter cultures tailored for
developing countries. Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 11(1), pp.113-123.
Mao, N. and et.al., 2018. Probiotic strains detect and suppress cholera in mice. Science
Translational Medicine, 10(445).
Abushelaibi, A. and et.al., 2017. Characterization of potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria
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