Comments on: A doctor’s checklist for choosing over-the-counter medications for adults http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/2008/11/fda-creates-checklist-for-choosing-over-the-counter-medications-for-adults/ Tips from health-care professionals on healthy living, medical controversies, personal growth and more. From James Hubbard's My Family Doctor Magazine. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:38:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Planning for Getting Sick « The Mama Bee http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/2008/11/fda-creates-checklist-for-choosing-over-the-counter-medications-for-adults/#comment-2154 Planning for Getting Sick « The Mama Bee Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:32:06 +0000 http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/?p=1375#comment-2154 [...] things to have so that you don’t have to leave the house to buy them if you get sick.   Here’s some good info on choosing over-the-counter [...] [...] things to have so that you don’t have to leave the house to buy them if you get sick.   Here’s some good info on choosing over-the-counter [...]

]]> By: James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/2008/11/fda-creates-checklist-for-choosing-over-the-counter-medications-for-adults/#comment-996 James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:32:21 +0000 http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/?p=1375#comment-996 Thanks Cathy, sounds like you have it under control. I rarely take those meds because of side effects also. Thanks Cathy, sounds like you have it under control. I rarely take those meds because of side effects also.

]]> By: cathy http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/2008/11/fda-creates-checklist-for-choosing-over-the-counter-medications-for-adults/#comment-995 cathy Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:52:01 +0000 http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/?p=1375#comment-995 Good stuff! I rarely take any type of cold medicine - the side effects are almost as bad as the actual cold for me - but when buying for myself and my family, I avoid the ones that have several different drugs bundled together. There's rarely a time when we want or need everything that is in the ones that have several different drugs together - and it avoids duplicating that you warn about above. Better to take a couple of different pills and be sure of what you're taking than accidentally doubling up on a medicine! <abbr><em>cathys last blog post..<a href="http://alifelesssweet.blogspot.com/2008/11/friday-link-love.html" rel="nofollow">Friday Link Love</a></abbr></em> Good stuff! I rarely take any type of cold medicine - the side effects are almost as bad as the actual cold for me - but when buying for myself and my family, I avoid the ones that have several different drugs bundled together. There’s rarely a time when we want or need everything that is in the ones that have several different drugs together - and it avoids duplicating that you warn about above. Better to take a couple of different pills and be sure of what you’re taking than accidentally doubling up on a medicine!

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]]> By: James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/2008/11/fda-creates-checklist-for-choosing-over-the-counter-medications-for-adults/#comment-994 James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:17:40 +0000 http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/?p=1375#comment-994 That's fine Sagan. Most are for comfort and symptom relief, not actually treatment of cause. Thanks for your opinion. That’s fine Sagan. Most are for comfort and symptom relief, not actually treatment of cause. Thanks for your opinion.

]]> By: Sagan http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/2008/11/fda-creates-checklist-for-choosing-over-the-counter-medications-for-adults/#comment-992 Sagan Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:26:37 +0000 http://www.familydoctormag.com/blog/?p=1375#comment-992 Pretty much any kind of medication is enough to scare me into not using them. I don't understand the labels, a lot of the time, and I dislike the potential side effects. So I just stay away from them! That's good that they've got a little checklist, though. It's good to go prepared if you're going to be choosing between medications! <abbr><em>Sagans last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/rDHo/~3/443349588/life-lessons-overdoing-it.html" rel="nofollow">Life Lessons: Overdoing it</a></abbr></em> Pretty much any kind of medication is enough to scare me into not using them. I don’t understand the labels, a lot of the time, and I dislike the potential side effects. So I just stay away from them!

That’s good that they’ve got a little checklist, though. It’s good to go prepared if you’re going to be choosing between medications!

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