When being warned of potential duplications - for example when checking interactions for "Phenylephrine" a warning is "Phenylephrine interacts with Pseudoephedrine." how do I then find which of my medications contain Pseudoephedrine (without exhaustively going through each (and all) of my medications to check manually)?
Duplication Warning: How can I see which of my medications are the duplications (Phenylephrine)?
Question posted by jonoT on 30 March 2024
Last updated on 31 March 2024
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masso
31 March 2024
I'll help you, what are the meds you are on?
masso
31 March 2024
I got you now.
From Drugs.com:
"Therapeutic duplication warnings
Therapeutic duplication is the use of more than one medicine from the same drug category or therapeutic class to treat the same condition. This can be intentional in cases where drugs with similar actions are used together for demonstrated therapeutic benefit. It can also be unintentional in cases where a patient has been treated by more than one doctor, or had prescriptions filled at more than one pharmacy, and can have potentially adverse consequences.
Duplication
Decongestants
Therapeutic duplication
The recommended maximum number of medicines in the 'decongestants' category to be taken concurrently is usually one. Your list includes two medicines belonging to the 'decongestants' category:
phenylephrine
pseudoephedrine
Note: In certain circumstances, the benefits of taking this combination of drugs may outweigh any risks. Always consult your health care provider before making changes to your medications or dosage."
Source:
https://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=1853-0,1964-0
Do inform your Dr. come monday first thing.
masso
31 March 2024
Click on the link, the following list of medications provided by Drugs.com may narrow down your search:
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