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Neighbors: Trustworthy Doctor & Great Equipped Pharmacy
- Both in walking distance from resorts -
PALM BEACH — Doctor Lili Beke from the Walk-In Clinic has a solid
reputation, built up in more than 35 years of experience as a medi-
cal doctor. Both tourists and locals feel great with her for the simple
reasons that she has the qualities of a great doctor: communicative,
skilled, empathetic and trustworthy. Unique is the fact that you can
walk into this clinic without an appointment and that the Palm Beach
Service Pharmacy she partners up with is literally next door. When
you feel sick during vacation you want this out of your system as soon
as possible and a convenient solution is forehanded. Don’t look any
further, help is just around the corner. A one-stop-shopping solution. tient pool staying with her mainly coming on vacation, or even if
Top 5 Vacation Illnesses
The most common reasons why patients walk into her clinic sound
very familiar. Doctor Beke: “When on vacation you are excited so you
mix meals, eat without control and combine this with more alcohol
than usual resulting in an upset stomach. Digestion issues occur and
when on a diet you can count on it that you will get sick.” Throwing
up, diarrhea, dehydration will be a bummer on your vacation. “Sec-
ond occasion why people step in here is medication. They feel sick
because they forgot to take their medicines with them or simply think
they don’t need it on holiday. But of course the body does not work
differently only because you are in another place.” This happens es-
pecially with patients of higher age and many times with blood pres-
sure medication and psychological medicines, the doctor explains.
“As we have the pharmacy next door we can solve this in most cases
very quick so you will soon feel better again. Then of course we have
the allergies, force majeure but still a hassle. Too much sun bathing is
another thing causing dehydration and sun burns.”
“I strongly advise to buy a new sunblock cream every vacation. Our
pharmacy sells the most advanced ones that is environmental friend-
ly, so not damaging the sea life.” As fifth most common reason for
patients to come see the doctor she mentions exhaustion. “You want
to do everything in a short time and by the end of the day the body
is exhausted, giving a reversed reaction. Take it easy please, moder- oration between these two results
ate or like we say here: chill.” Besides this top 5 the doctor is visited
by patients with chronic diseases that often contact her in advance
to travelling.
The Little Ones
With regards to children Dr. Beke advises parents to keep an extra
eye on them during vacation. “They are excited, cannot hold con-
trol, play all day in the sand and pool and eat a lot of different things.
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But they are sensitive and you do their only unique asset. “We carry
not want your loved ones waking a wide variety of medicines from
up in the middle of the night vom- the US, but most of the medicines
iting or with diarrhea.” Asthmatic come from the EU. The prices in the
children should be taken care of EU are considerately lower than in
extra as the sun, water and strong the U.S.” All medicines are Europe-
draft on the island can compli- an registered with the same stan-
cate their condition. “Protect the dard as U.S. products. “The law in
heads of your kids, we are close the States allows visitors to get pre-
to the equator and the sun rays scribed medicine by a local doc-
are more rectangular thus stron- tor for up to 6 months, saving them
ger. The heat and humidity can a ton of money.”, says van der
exhaust the little bodies easily. Let Poel. Most common medicines re-
them play under an umbrella pref- quested by visitors are antibiotic,
erably and keep drinking water. pain killers and anti-allergy medi-
At the pharmacy you can buy ear cations. However, certain things
plugs to prevent ear infections.” do not need prescription, such as
The doctor stresses that there is no contact lenses. These don’t need
doubt about drinking tap water. a prescription to get them on the
“The water of Aruba is the best. island. “We’ve recently started
You can drink that without prob- importing our own ‘house brand’
lems. It is excellent. In the States of contact lenses called ‘Optino-
it is prepared with a lot of chemi- va’, and the feedback has been
cals, but here it’s clean.” amazing”, elaborates Van der
Poel, “We carry both daily and
Locals monthly lenses, which are an ideal
Doctor Beke has a loyal local pa- substitute if you forget yours when
because of the experience and you would like to take some home,
trust. “They tell me I really listen which is why we’ve seen so many
to them, they feel attended and return customers.”
respected. A patient is a human Naturally we wish you the healthi-
being, not a casus, unfortunately est, most wonderful vacation of
many times doctors are skilled in your life on our Happy Island. But
the medical part but not on the …. In case you are in need of a
social terrain.” The latter is more doctor and a pharmacy, just turn
and more important, especially around, walk in and feel welcome
with certain groups like teenage to be cured!q
girls. “They prefer a female doctor
to treat typical woman issues. The
desire is attention and to feel at
ease.” Patients step in for second
opinions too. “Everybody has the
right to do that, it is their body and
their money.”
Palm Beach Service Pharmacy
Pharmacy Convenience T: +297 587 1717
After you pick up your prescription www.boticadiservicio.com
at Dr. Beke’s practice, you can go info@boticadiservicio.com
to the Palm Beach Service Phar- Unit 8 at “The Cove”, Palm Beach
Open Mon-Sa 10 am – 4 pm,
macy, right next door. The collab-
Aruba Walk-in Clinic
in a quick, efficient and quality ser- T: +297 588 539
vice. It’s just what you need when or +297 594 0539 (emergency)
you feel the only thing you want lgbeke.md@gmail.com
is healing. Lennert van der Poel, Unit 9 at “The Cove”, Palm Beach
general manager of the pharma- Open during weekdays 9am–12pm,
cy, which is part of a group of 5 2.30 –5 pm
(Friday afternoon 2pm– 4.30 pm)
pharmacies (Botica di Servicio), Saturday, Sunday & Holidays 2 pm – 4
points out that convenience is not pm