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However, they already know that the stuff causes stomach problems.’ He picked up the second bottle. ‘So he takes this one. Which is supposed to cure stomach ulcers but which causes diarrhoea.’ He picked up the third bottle. ‘So he takes this one to control the diarrhoea. But it can cause depression.’ He picked up the fourth bottle. ‘So he takes this one which is an antidepressant but causes anxiety and sleeplessness for which he takes this one,’ he picked up another bottle, ‘and this one,’ he picked up the next one in line, ‘and this one.’ ‘Three for anxiety?’ ‘Three for anxiety,’ agreed Dr Bence-Jones. ‘And one of the drugs he takes for anxiety causes asthma. So he takes those blue capsules to prevent his asthma. And because the asthma drug causes headaches he takes these red pills which are painkillers which can cause blood clotting. So he takes these white tablets to stop his blood clotting. They can cause high blood pressure so he takes these green ones to keep his blood pressure under control. And these green ones can cause potassium loss so he takes these fawn coloured things for that.’ ‘There’s one left,’ said Mrs Caldicot.
— Vernon Coleman, Mrs Caldicot’s Knickerbocker Glory, 2003-
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