I am now thinking that perhaps patients are not aware of the above as 3 people have posted re side effects today.
I ask that anyone who experiences side effects fills in the Yellow Card Scheme. Please follow this link:
gov.uk/guidance/the-yellow-...
The cards are obtainable from any Chemist and it is free of charge including postage.
PS: This goes for any side effect that you encounter and it is important that they are reported.
Good reminder...
...if you don’t tell, they don’t know!
It is probably the most important part of drug development - finding out what happens with millions of users ...
I often wondered who reported side effects and where. Thanks for the link.
There was a very interesting survey done on Women having Chemo following Breast Cancer.
The Ladies had to complete a Form on ALL Side Effects of Chemo & then Report the same side effects to their Oncologists at their Appointment.
The Forms & Clinical Notes were then compared, almost without exception the Doctors only noted ‘Known Side Effects’
It was was done on a random selection of women/hospitals with 100 women, l don’t have the details to hand anymore, all long deleted but it always stayed in my mind!
So, my point is ~ in general who is best positioned to report side effects? ~ The person taking the Meds!.....
If people don't use the card scheme for every side effect they encounter, then some of them do not move up the scale. The paper that accompanies all your drugs just list the most common ones.
I am never surprised about anyone in the medical profession not knowing all the side effects - the only people who do are the Pharmacists they know more about drugs than anyone else., so make a friend of your pharmacist.
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Fingers crossed further update
Blue card update 
NHS prepayment card
Blue Steroid Card
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