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May 1, 2008, 3:29 pm
Flag as Inappropriate mom2many  

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Drug interactions 

Does anyone know if there's a database for checking out drug interactions? My mom has been put on another medication, and I worry about her taking so many. I don't like her doctor, he just gives her a prescription instead of discussing lifestyle changes.  

May 1, 2008, 3:40 pm
Flag as Inappropriate gbyrd says...

Medscape actually has a drug interactions checker where you simply type in all your drugs then it searches its own database for you and alerts you to any possible interactions.

Heres the link
http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/druginterchecker?src=google&cm_mmc=google-_-News%2C+Journal%2C+Conferences+%26+Reference_Drug+Interaction+Checker-_-drug+interactions-_-Broad%7C-%7C100000000000000001079 

May 25, 2008, 6:48 pm
Flag as Inappropriate Mercy says...

I think that another option to checking a database to try and determine what interactions may occur, would be to talk with a pharmacist. Many of them do consultations.