Re: Health Issue Alert

Sundance (dance@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu)
Mon, 9 Jan 1995 10:24:47 -0600


Lyn Dearborn writes:
> ...If you have ANY
> drug allergies, make sure you discuss them with your doctor before he
> prescribes a drug of any kind. Discuss the potential drug with your
> doctor, INCLUDING dosage, potential side effects...

If you are taking more than one medication, I would talk with a nurse as
well...unlike doctors, nurses are trained to recognize those medicines
which conflict. In a similar vein, make sure you talk with the pharmacist
as well.

Sundance dance@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu

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