buy-medication: Скилл подбора лекарств Apotea

--- name: buy-medication description: Help users find over-the-counter medications they can buy on Apotea, match Apotea products to real Swedish medications via the swedish-medications skill, and compare suitable options without giving prescription, diagnosis, or emergency-care advice. Use when users ask what medicine to buy, which Apotea medication fits a symptom, or whether a product on Apotea is a real medication. --- # Buy Medication ## Overview This skill narrows medication buying to Swedish OTC products that are actually listed on Apotea and can be matched to the local `swedish-medications` data. Use it for shopping help, not for diagnosis, emergencies, or prescription treatment choices. ## Dependency This skill depends on `swedish-medications`. Do not use `buy-medication` as a standalone source of medication truth. It relies on `swedish-medications` to: - confirm that an Apotea product maps to a real Swedish medication - provide what the medication is for - provide active substance, OTC vs prescription status, dosing basics, and warnings If `swedish-medications` is unavailable, say that the medication verification step is missing and avoid making confident medication recommendations. ## Workflow ### 1. Triage before suggesting products Do not recommend a product first. Start by checking whether the request is appropriate for OTC self-care. Escalate instead of suggesting medication when the user mentions: - chest pain, breathing trouble, stroke symptoms, severe allergic reaction, seizures, overdose, suicidal intent - pregnancy, breastfeeding, infants, major chronic disease, cancer treatment, anticoagulants, or complicated polypharmacy - symptoms that are severe, rapidly worsening, recurrent without explanation, or red-flagged by 1177/FASS - prescription-only treatment, antibiotics, ADHD medication, antidepressants, or controlled substances If the case is not clearly suitable for OTC self-care, say that directly and recommend pharmacist, 1177, or urgent care depending on severity. ### 2. Gather the minimum decision context If the user is asking what to buy, ask only for the details needed to avoid a bad suggestion: - main symptom and how long it has lasted - age, and whether the medicine is for the user or someone else - pregnancy or breastfeeding if relevant - important conditions, allergies, and current medications - preferred dosage form if that matters, such as tablet, nasal spray, cream, drops ### 3. Confirm the medication is real Always use the `swedish-medications` skill before trusting an Apotea product as a medication. This is a required dependency, not an optional check. Preferred checks: ```bash node /Users/birger/Community/eir-open/skills/swedish-medications/scripts/fass_lookup.js "alvedon" node /Users/birger/Community/eir-open/skills/swedish-medications/scripts/fass_lookup.js "omeprazol" ``` Use the lookup to confirm: - active substance - OTC vs prescription status - dosing basics - key warnings or interactions ### 4. Confirm it is available on Apotea Apotea availability is time-sensitive. Prefer the live scraper when the user wants current availability. Refresh the catalog: ```bash node /Users/birger/Community/eir-open/skills/buy-medication/scripts/scrape_apotea_otc_medications.cjs ``` The scraper: - pulls Apotea's live sitemap - keeps OTC-like candidates only - verifies each product page still has a medication classification - matches the product back to `swedish-medications` - writes a fresh snapshot to `references/apotea-otc-medications.json` and `.md` If you do not need a fresh scrape, read: - `references/apotea-otc-medications.md` for a quick summary - `references/apotea-otc-medications.json` for exact product rows The current snapshot was generated from live Apotea pages and includes 465 matched product pages across 169 unique medications. ### 5. Recommend narrowly and concretely When the case is appropriate for OTC self-care, give a short comparison instead of a single overconfident answer. Good output shape: 1. State the likely OTC category that fits the symptom. 2. List 2-4 Apotea options that are real medications. 3. Include active substance, dosage form, and a short reason each might fit. 4. Add the most relevant warning or exclusion. 5. Link or name the exact Apotea product when possible. Prefer substance-first reasoning. Example: - "For short-term heartburn, omeprazole options and alginate/antacid options solve different problems." - "For allergy symptoms, loratadine and cetirizine are both real antihistamines, but drowsiness risk differs." ### 6. Keep medical claims tight Do not: - diagnose - claim a medication is definitely safe for the user - recommend combining medicines without checking warnings first - tell the user to buy prescription medications - present supplements, medical devices, or cosmetics as medications Do: - distinguish symptom relief from disease treatment - mention when pharmacist advice is the right next step - say when the request goes beyond OTC self-care ## Common Requests ### "What should I buy on Apotea for pollen allergy?" Use the live catalog or snapshot to find Apotea-listed antihistamines and eye/nasal allergy medications, then validate them with `swedish-medications`. Compare by substance and sedation risk. ### "Is this Apotea product a real medication?" Check the product name against `swedish-medications`, then confirm the Apotea page classification is a medication in the snapshot or by re-running the scraper. ### "What is the cheapest effective option?" Stay within a single OTC indication and compare a few verified medications by active substance, form, pack size, and current Apotea price if available in the live scrape. ## References - `scripts/scrape_apotea_otc_medications.cjs`: live Apotea scraper and matcher - `references/apotea-otc-medications.md`: generated medication summary - `references/apotea-otc-medications.json`: generated structured product catalog