An adult who appears to be 25 to 30 years old who approaches…
An adult who appears to be 25 to 30 years old who approaches you (their community pharmacist) for advice about treatment for their “fever blisters” that developed over the past few days. SCHOLAR: S- 3 red, painful, fluid-filled vesicles ranging from 1 mm to 3 mm in diameter & two of them look like they will soon coalesce; C-inflamed borders; H-often gets these “blisters” whenever they get a “cold”; O-the burning and tingling at the blister site started about 4 days ago & the lesions appeared 2 days ago; L: vesicles above their top lip toward the left corner of the mouth; A- drinking coffee; R-drinking cool beverages. Which of the following would be most appropriate to self-care recommendation for this person at this time?