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April 5, 2008, 1:59 pm
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Side Effects
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So many drugs and vaccines have sometimes severe and debilitating side effects and yet doctors rarely tell us that this is the case. Why is that?
Do you believe that doctors should give us this information so that we can be informed consumers, or should we be kept in ignorance?
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April 5, 2008, 7:44 pm
Flag as Inappropriate michelle says...
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Did you ask your doctor about the side effects or did you just expect him/her to tell you? I'm sure they would gladly give you this information if you would ask.
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April 6, 2008, 5:04 pm
Flag as Inappropriate tmostuff says...
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Something most consumers don't realize is doctors are only required to take so many hours related to pharmaceuticals to graduate. Most the information they receive after becoming licensed, comes from the PDR (Physicians Desk Reference) and from sales representatives. The number of drugs already available and new on the market, number into the thousands. It's difficult for a physician to be aware of them all, the side effects and interactions with other drugs. If a person uses over-the-counter medications and vitamins, this can also posse problems if not disclosed to the attending physician. In my humble opinion, the best person to discuss medications is a pharmacist because this is where they received the majority of their training.
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April 7, 2008, 8:01 am
Flag as Inappropriate skatss says...
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The minute my doctor recommends that I or my sister take any drug or test, we go straight to the computer to look it up. Then we can take as much time as we need to understand everything and then, if there are any questions, we can ask the doc or our pharmacist.
I believe that it's up to us to act like smart consumers and get as much info about it when we are told to spend our money on anything. Doctor should tell us all, but sometimes they either have no time to or they see the patient isn't interested so they skip over it.
It's up to us to guard our health and never just trust that others are doing their best for us.
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April 11, 2008, 4:15 am
Flag as Inappropriate tmostuff says...
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Another thing to consider is the doctor has to weight out the benefit versus the risk with each patient. What could be harmful to one may not be to another based on their health history. If aren't in an emergency type situation and you're uncomfortable with anything your doctor wants to prescribe, tell him you would like to do a bit more research on your own before you make a decision about taking a medication.
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