Knowing about drug interactions is particularly important for people with diabetes, since we are likely to be taking quite a few of these pills. Personally, I am taking 25 different ones. That's not because I am so sick, but rather because I want to stay well. Only one is a prescription.
Drug interaction sites, like everything else on the Internet, come and go. Some of the best at this time include:
- A hard-to-find tool on Drugstore.com. But its Drug Interactions database is easy to use once you find it.
- Another site, Drugs.com, includes a Drug Interactions Checker.
- Drug Digest has a another good site to Check Interactions.
If you do find interactions, be sure to discuss them with your doctor before discontinuing any prescription.
The American Diabetes Association originally published this article on its Web site as one of my “About the Internet” columns.
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