MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'drug interaction'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:50:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482954&cid=t_147267_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2Fg2DjJtRj8Zc%2F           It’s common sense that you should be educated about any drugs you use.  But how knowledgeable is the average person when it comes to interactions, side effects or recommended dosages – factors that are even further complicated by age? Too often manufacturers, pharmacists and caregivers are either unaware of these factors, or don’t explain them properly.  From coughs and colds to fever, aches and pain, heartburn and other common ailments, we often use nonprescription or “over-the-counter” (OTC) medicines to treat our symptoms.  But even though OTCs are safe when taken as directed, they are also serious medicines.  That is why it is so important to be Drug Wise when buying and taking OTC medicines.            Over-the-counter (OTC) medi... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482954 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:21:29 +0100 3482954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134822&cid=t_147267_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fk5n1HQOj_qg%2F As we get older we are less likely to throw things away. This was a great problem with my mother, if she couldn’t use something well maybe someone else could. I remember going into her medicine chest to get an aspirin and all of these bottles fell out, scary isn’t it? Upon looking at her medications, I found that some were outdated others written by different doctors, they were also purchased at different pharmacies. I had to convince her to let me toss the outdated medications, we also called the doctors and pharmacies to see if she was putting herself in harms way. If you see more then one doctor you should always supply them with a complete list of your medications. The list needs to include vitamins as well as herbs, because they may react to other prescriptions, always use the sa... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134822 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2134822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1788829&cid=t_147267_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F389936187%2Falcohol-and-medicine-when-drugs.html Is it okay if I drink with these pills?We've all seen the warnings; the labels on prescription bottles telling us not to mix the pills with alcohol. The warnings tell us that alcohol may blunt or enhance or nullify the effect of the prescribed drugs.But what's so bad about mixing alcohol with common medications? What, really, can go wrong? "Nausea and vomiting, headaches, drowsiness, fainting, or loss of coordination," according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). "It can also put you at risk for internal bleeding, heart problems, and difficulties breathing. In addition to these dangers, alcohol can make a medication less effective or even useless, or it may make the medication harmful or toxic to your body."The NIAAA reminds consumers that certain medicines,... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1788829 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:05:00 +0100 1788829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1147428&cid=t_147267_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fsupertarget-matador-chemspider-when.html Although the first version of SuperTarget with all the search and discovery tools around drug-target relations is already an extensive resource for both large-scale research and in depth analysis, the captured knowledge is still far from complete and we would like to invite the community to help in increasing quality and quantity of the records. SuperTarget offers an option to upload and incorporate drug-target relations into a working queue. Uploaded entries will be reviewed and approved by an annotation team comprised of graduated scientists. Both SuperTarget and Matador can be used as knowledge sources, discovery tools or training sets for various applications in chemical biology and elsewhere. [DOI 10.1093/nar/gkm862]Dear community, as already highlighted earlier is it a logical step t... Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1147428 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:50:00 +0100 1147428