Steve,

I guess I missed the point. You were referring to the unacceptably high number of medical mistakes that occur every year.

Help to protect yourself. If you can't read a prescription, chances are a pharmacist could be confused too. Ask your doctor to PRINT it out, so it can be clearly understood. Read the 'scrip and the dosage back to the doctor, it will help avoid the wrong dosages being prescribed. When your doctor asks if you're taking other meds, tell him EVERYTHING you're taking, some interactions can be between prescription meds and over the counter meds. Even grapefruit juice can boost the effectiveness of certain drugs, so be careful.

When we are taking drugs for impotence, baldness, cholesterol, allergies, blood pressure, heart rate, and others, the chances for adverse reactions is tremendous.

This is a very difficult issue because it's nearly impossible to judge who is a "good" doctor. It's a stab in the dark. Our feds could do more to protect us, but they apparently have more important issues, like burning flags, to take care of. rolleyes

[ 07-26-2001: Message edited by: Dan S. ]
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