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Pharmacist
Answers to
Medicine Questions
Note from web owner (a
non health care professional): First off, be
savvy, know the dangers of taking certain
prescription drugs with other prescription
drugs. If you are not sure if any
prescription medicine(s) you are taking
could adversely interact with another you
are taking ask your doctor AND your
pharmacist. If you are seeing more than one
doctor, that INCLUDES a psychiatrist who is
giving you medicine, make sure ALL doctors
know what drugs you are taking. Because of
my concern with people, especially with
senior citizens, who take prescription
medicine while taking over the counter
medicine I asked the following four
questions to a licensed pharmacist.
Question 1) I
have heard about being cautious when taking
more than one prescribed medication at a
time because you do not want them to
interact adversely together. But in your
view what are the most common prescription
drugs and over the counter medicines which
can cause the most harm taken together?
Question 2)
Which over the counter medicine with what
ingredients would those be?
Question 3) How
about adverse effects from ingesting alcohol
with non-prescription drugs?
Answer to #3,
she (the pharmacist) felt drinking alcohol and taking drugs
together was a problem too so she started
off with this: Alcohol in general effects
distribution/metabolism/absorption of any
medication RX/OTC(over the counter) you
take! It should be avoided in patients with
comprised liver, patients with alcoholic
cirrhosis liver or patients taking high
doses of Tylenol.
General Answer to #1
and #2: Taking diphenhydramine over the
counter can cause drowsiness and can have
additive side effect if patient is on
prescription medicine that can also cause
drowsiness.
Extra Advice for #1
and #2: Many over the counter medicines
are not for children two years and younger.
Do not self medicate because of possible
overdose!
Question 4)
Which over the counter drugs should people
definitely not take together and why?
Answer: Since
whatever medicine you take is good for
something and bad for something else you
really have to check with MD/RPh about side
effects or drug
interaction/contraindication. Any
vitamins/herbs/meds can possibly interact
adversely with meds you take!
A special thank you to
licensed pharmacist, Treza, who answered
these questions.
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