Re: Doctors Versus Pharmacists/Who Is More Qualified To Prescribe Drugs?
Originally Posted by
MKJ
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When I started, or took over, the rigmarole of dishing out tablets to my parents I was shocked to see all the side effects. Some of the tablets had side effects in a listing that were as long as your arm. I can well understand that the doctor would not mention these
unless he was particularly concerned about them.
That is true, serious side effects are rare.....the pharmacutical companies are obliged by law to print all recorded possible side effects.
There are quite a few 'common' side effects and that can make the list appear alarming.