[Anonymous August 12, 1998 at 2:42 pm Post count: 93172]

#1148183

I always look at the PDR, both for myself and my dear darling. I also
recommend trying a web search for info on some meds. I was able to find
a couple of sites that had info on lithium carbonate that were written
in English, not medicalese when my DD had to go on that. The PDR can be
a bit hard to translate, but perserverance, a good reference librarian and
the help of your friendly pharmacist can get you running up to speed on
the PDR.

Jean C

[Anonymous August 12, 1998 at 5:34 pm Post count: 93172]

#1148184

I make a habit of doing that, too after having an experience of one certain drug damaging one certain organ beyond repaire for life. My pharmacist gladly give me a copy of the pages (from the PDR) on the drug I am to take. Our local drug stores have a computerized system to keep a track of our medicine to make sure of no interactions or contradictions and also give us a basic summary of what the drug is (like its generic name, what it does, possible side effects, contradictions, etc). Very helpful for those who are not into medical stuff.

[Anonymous August 12, 1998 at 6:14 pm Post count: 93172]

#1049964

I would like to suggest something that I have done for years that has
saved me much heart ache: whenever my doctor prescribes medication, I
always go look it up in a book commonly found at any library. The
Physicians Desk Reference.

The pharmacies do not readily give all the information to patients only
common information. Have you see ads for pharmaceuticals in magazines look
at the back of the pages.. That is the information you would get from
the Physicians Desk Reference.

My dad was taking medication for something and was also diabetic.
When he started taking it his sugar increased. he thought he
was doing something wrong with his diet. I checked the PDR and it
said the medication would make his sugar increase. When he found that
out he felt better, he knew then what was causing it.

Annette marie

[Anonymous August 12, 1998 at 8:23 pm Post count: 93172]

#1148185

Their is also a PDR written for the layperson. It’s called the
Physician’s Desk Reference Patient Information. It’s a nice
resource and it’s written in plain english.

There is also an online source I like to use and recommend in my
Library. It is at http://www.healthanswers.com/ This is a neat site
that anyone can use and answer a multitude of questions. One of the
internal sites is “Health Organizations.” Click on that site and
it will lead you to the “US Pharmacopeia Drug Information site.”
At this site you can type in your drug and then they will give
you the choice of reading the “easy” definition or the “technical”
definition. It’s a nice site. Hope this helps.

…..Carolyn

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