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Monday 4 noveMber 2019

Neighbors: Trustworthy Doctor & Great Equipped Pharmacy Palm Beach Service Pharmacy Aruba Walk-in Clinic
T: +297588539
T: +2975871717

- Both in walking distance from resorts - www.boticadiservicio.com or +2975940539(emergency)
info@boticadiservicio.com
lgbeke.md@gmail.com
Unit 8 at “The Cove” Unit 9 at “The Cove”
PALM BEACH — Doctor Lili Beke from the Throwing up, diarrhea, dehydration will be Open Mon-Fri 10 am – 4 pm, Open during weekdays

9am–12pm, 2.30 –5 pm

Walk-In Clinic has a solid reputation, built a bummer on your vacation. “Second oc- Sat 11.00 am – 4.00 pm (Friday 2pm– 4.30 pm)
up in more than 35 years of experience as casion why people step in here is medica- Saturday, Sunday & Holidays
a medical doctor. Both tourists and locals tion. They feel sick because they forgot to 2 pm – 4 pm
feel great with her for the simple reasons take their medicines with them or simply
that she has the qualities of a great doctor: think they don’t need it on holiday. But of day the body is exhausted, in for second opinions too.
communicative, skilled, empathetic and course the body does not work differently giving a reversed reaction. “Everybody has the right to
trustworthy. Unique is the fact that you can only because you are in another place.” Take it easy please, mod- do that, it is their body and
walk into this clinic without an appoint- This happens especially with patients of erate or like we say here: their money.”
ment and that the Palm Beach Service higher age and many times with blood chill.” Besides this top 5 the
Pharmacy she partners up with is literally pressure medication and psychological doctor is visited by patients Pharmacy Convenience
next door. When you feel sick during va- medicines, the doctor explains. “As we with chronic diseases that After you pick up your pre-
cation you want this out of your system as have the pharmacy next door we can often contact her in ad- scription at Dr. Beke’s prac-
soon as possible and a convenient solu- solve this in most cases very quick so you vance to travelling. tice, you can go to the Palm
tion is forehanded. Don’t look any further, will soon feel better again. Then of course Beach Service Pharmacy,
help is just around the corner. A one-stop- we have the allergies, force majeure but The Little Ones right next door. The collab-
shopping solution. still a hassle. Too much sun bathing is an- With regards to children oration between these two
other thing causing dehydration and sun Dr. Beke advises parents to results in a quick, efficient
Top 5 Vacation Illnesses burns.” keep an extra eye on them and quality service. It’s
The most common reasons why patients “I strongly advise to buy a new sunblock during vacation. “They are just what you need when
walk into her clinic sound very familiar. cream every vacation. Our pharmacy excited, cannot hold con- you feel the only thing you
Doctor Beke: “When on vacation you are sells the most advanced ones that is en- trol, play all day in the sand want is healing. Lennert
excited so you mix meals, eat without con- vironmental friendly, so not damaging the and pool and eat a lot of van der Poel, general man-
trol and combine this with more alcohol sea life.” As fifth most common reason for different things. But they ager of the pharmacy,
than usual resulting in an upset stomach. patients to come see the doctor she men- are sensitive and you do which is part of a group of 5
Digestion issues occur and when on a diet tions exhaustion. “You want to do every- not want your loved ones pharmacies (Botica di Ser-
you can count on it that you will get sick.” thing in a short time and by the end of the waking up in the middle vicio), points out that con-
of the night vomiting or venience is not their only
with diarrhea.” Asthmatic unique asset. “We carry a
children should be taken wide variety of medicines
care of extra as the sun, from the US, but most of the
water and strong draft on medicines come from the
the island can complicate EU. The prices in the EU are
their condition. “Protect considerately lower than in
the heads of your kids, we the U.S.” All medicines are
are close to the equator European registered with
and the sun rays are more the same standard as U.S.
rectangular thus stronger. products. “The law in the
The heat and humidity can States allows visitors to get
exhaust the little bodies prescribed medicine by
easily. Let them play un- a local doctor for up to 6
der an umbrella preferably months, saving them a ton
and keep drinking water. of money.”, says van der
At the pharmacy you can Poel. Most common medi-
buy ear plugs to prevent cines requested by visitors
ear infections.” The doc- are antibiotic, pain killers
tor stresses that there is no and anti-allergy medica-
doubt about drinking tap tions. However, certain
water. “The water of Aruba things do not need pre-
is the best. You can drink scription, such as contact
that without problems. It lenses. These don’t need
is excellent. In the States a prescription to get them
it is prepared with a lot of on the island. “We’ve re-
chemicals, but here it’s cently started importing
clean.” our own ‘house brand’
of contact lenses called
Locals ‘Optinova’, and the feed-
Doctor Beke has a loyal back has been amazing”,
local patient pool staying elaborates Van der Poel,
with her mainly because “We carry both daily and
of the experience and monthly lenses, which are
trust. “They tell me I really an ideal substitute if you
listen to them, they feel at- forget yours when coming
tended and respected. A on vacation, or even if you
patient is a human being, would like to take some
not a casus, unfortunately home, which is why we’ve
many times doctors are seen so many return cus-
skilled in the medical part tomers.”
but not on the social ter- Naturally we wish you the
rain.” The latter is more and healthiest, most wonder-
more important, especially ful vacation of your life on
with certain groups like our Happy Island. But …. In
teenage girls. “They prefer case you are in need of a
a female doctor to treat doctor and a pharmacy,
typical woman issues. The just turn around, walk in
desire is attention and to and feel welcome to be
feel at ease.” Patients step cured!q