Site of the Day for Monday, October 19, 2009 Drug Interactions: What You Should Know Today's site, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, offers authoritative information about possible problems which can arise from taking over-the-counter drugs along with prescription medications. Gentle Subscribers should find the included basic chart a handy reference to avoid inadvertent drug combinations which may have deleterious side effects. "There are more opportunities today than ever before to learn about your health and to take better care of yourself. It is also more important than ever to know about the medicines you take. If you take several different medicines, see more than one doctor, or have certain health conditions, you and your doctors need to be aware of all the medicines you take. Doing so will help you to avoid potential problems such as drug interactions." - from the website This one page presentation explains how unexpected reactions can occur when two drugs, such as antihistamines for allergies and sleep sedatives, or medications for high blood pressure and common cold decongestants, are combined. Also noted are the possible adverse reactions of some medications when combined with alcohol. Additional material covers the important details available on the labels of all over-the-counter drugs, while under the Category heading, a reference chart lists various types of medication and the possible drug interactions which could occur from taking products as ordinary as antacids and pain relief tablets. Slip over to the site for a useful advisory on potentially harmful drug interactions at: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/ucm163354.htm A.M. Holm <admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.