My Pharmacist is my drug interaction checker.

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> This is, I think, a new Medscape.com tool.

> http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/druginterchecker?src=ads

>

> It is by far my favorite now that I've found it. I've already

> discovered a severe interaction that's been missed by several other

> drug checkers. Now I know why my jaw is clenched when I'm trying to go

> to sleep!

>

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Your pharmacist is supposed to have a computer program that checks drug

interactions when they type in another drug it will actually flag the

drug interactions. Always read those inserts that come with your

medications. I used to throw them away but I have started back reading

them and I also have found some interactions with drugs I am taking.

The good thing about reading the inserts is that they also tell you

about supplements, medications that are effected by Vitamin C, other

foods, or drinks. I have also have found that some drugs have been

effected by sunlight and other factors.

That is why it is so important to go to one pharmacy and make sure that

your pharmacists know your allergies and habits.

My pharmacy knows my pain condition and no longer questions my pain

medication and break-thru pain medication and works overtime to make my

prescriptions are got to me.

This used to be a common practice in years gone by but I think if you

take the initiative to get to know your pharmacy staff, you will be

better served. The pharmacy technician is who I befriended and I take

her a card etc at holidays because I appreciate her calling my

insurance and get medications paid when I could not have.

It is a worthwhile investment. My pharmacist also told me to just take

a few weeks prescription when starting to take a medication I think

that will not work because I told her I felt bad because I have two

bottles of Lyrica that I couldn't take.

The Lyrica is very expensive and I have several prescriptions I have

taken. I try to ask for samples and a prescription also when I go to

the doctor so that if the prescription does not work, I don't fill it

but call my doctor back.

I wish there were some program that you could give the bottles of

medication too so they can be recycled to others that it could help.

I have bottles of Cymbalta, Celebrex, Lyrica, and before I had Actiq

that I didn't use. I had to flush them so I did not have them on hand.

I probably flushed over five thousand dollars down the commode. Sad

isn't it ?

Bennie