Most people agree that patients need unbiased, accurate information about drugs they are
taking. Who is providing that information? Certainly, physicians and pharmacists are, but …

Abstract Comments on Health Canada's responsibility to ensure that consumers are
informed of drug interactions. The removal of antihistamine Hismanal or astemizole from the …

The court system is establishing that pharmacists have a duty to detect and warn of
potentially harmful drug interactions. Additionally, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act …

Most doctors do not seem too happy to hear that a pharmacist is calling to point out a drug
interaction. They too often interpret this as a turf battle or an implication that they are not …

Focuses on the role of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in determining the
interaction problems of drugs. Reference to a drug interaction case concerning the allergy …

Many prescribers may not recognise potentially harmful drug-drug interactions, according to
results from a survey conducted in the US. Prescribers were asked to classify 14 drug pairs …

In Reply.—The study by Dr Cavuto and colleagues makes an important point—that
computerized screening programs are not a panacea. Nonetheless, we believe that they can …

Lori E. Shapiro, MD; Neil H. Shear, MD tain other agents involve simvastatin or lovastatin,
the statins with the highest known metabolic dependency on the CYP3A4 pathway for …

Avoiding drug interactions: here's help: you can't count on an electronic prescribing system to
catch all potential drug-drug interactions. These at-a-glance tables will help you minimize risk …

The Medical LetterAdverse Drug Interaction Program, issue 3, is a creative effort to put an
easy-to-use and low-cost drug interaction database at the fingertips of the practicing …