Saul Galloway wrote:
> Have a patient who is coded as Adverse reaction maize, and for whom I
> prescribed Adcal D3. Not a peep from EMIS, but then I got a very
> severe ticking off from the patient because she says it contains maize
> (she reads the smallprint).
>
> Anyone know if the interaction database includes excipients. We're a
> bit blind with the demise of the old ABPI compendium, BNF and MIMS
> dont contain info on excipients, so where to go for such info (CaCO3
> and vit D with no maize please!)
Phone the local drugs information ( inside the front cover of the
BNF)and let them do the donkey work. Also useful for interactions with
strange herbal remedies.
Jeff
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