Drug database
While it is a doctor’s job to educate their patients about what medications they should be taking, whether prescribed or over the counter, most often they do not educate properly and patients can create lethal combinations. Drug Databases are an educational list that offer information on every drug there is available on the market. They can be rearranged based on drug name, drug uses, medical conditions, and drug compounds. Acronyms and abbreviations are listed in the databases to avoid any mix ups of medications. Medication’s formula is not protected information and frequently other pharmaceutical companies will take that formula and make generics. Drug databases track not only all the brand name drugs but their generic names, as well as chemical compound. Drug databases also offer information about when a drug was approved by the FDA, the side effects, and the correct usage. There is also an option to see what medications have a bad interaction with each other which can avoid the multiple deaths that occur each year from prescription overdoses or allergic reactions. For example, the medications Prozac (an anti-anxiety medication, depression treatment) and Tramadol (non- narcotic pain pill) can be a lethal combination causing a deadly syndrome known as serotonin sickness. This syndrome can cause long lasting side effects and can even kill the patient. Other medications that needed extensive monitoring are narcotics like morphine (narcotic painkiller) and ambien (narcotic sleeping pill). They have are separated by classes. The FDA rates these types of narcotics on a schedule base which rates the likelihood of addiction. These are imperative pieces of information that patients need in making life saving decisions in regard to these medications. Some drug databases even allow patients to see what other clinicians have said about the medication. There is an option for patients to give feedback on the medication. For example a new medication call Butrans was released for pain management. A transdermal patch intended to treat chronic pain, it is meant to be worn for seven days. The pharmaceutical companies has bragged about its stickiness and said it was less likely to fall off. Checking the drug database it was reported by clients who live along ocean shorelines had gone in the ocean and the salt water not only made the patch fall off but decreased the likelihood of its effectiveness. If the patients wouldn’t have reported it, the doctors wouldn’t have known and been able to advise patients to stay out of the water. Drug databases are a lifesaving system that provide and educational opportunity to keep patients involved in their medical care. Whether its reading about a new medication or seeing what possibilities there are, drug databases are a great resource. For more information please visit: http://www.scriptpro.com/
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John Trinh has been writing for 10+ years. He first delved into the world of writing when he wrote his first article for his university's paper. Since then, John has enjoyed writing about technology, business, marketing, and anything that he thinks he should write about.
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