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jfkoc
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Please chat with your pharmacist and go online to a site like drug.com before giving your loved one anything. When you check for interactions be certain to include all supplements.
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Thanks @jfkoc! Super important tip. This has saved me (or DH) more than once.
Hoping this thread makes it into the New Members group that @Jeanne C. started. Here is the link that accesses interactions, side effects, and an image of the drug -- all of which I have found helpful through the years.
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Done! Thanks for the tip.
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So how is the newcomers group accessed? I do not see in anywhere.
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