Drug Interactions……

[MrsNails]

Patients can often be confused about mixing Prescription Drugs with Supplements & Vitamins.

Even Prescribed Drugs need checking against each other for possible interactions.

This is why l always recommend you have all your Medications dispensed from the same Pharmacy & if you go to the Hospital take the Printed List of Repeat Medications incase you are prescribed New Meds that are dispensed at the Hospital Pharmacy who will ask what other Medication you are on. This is particularly important if it is for another Speciality & not Rheumatology.

My other recommendation is book an appointment with your Pharmacist to go through your Medications & always ask them if you are/or considering taking any supplements.

This is an Drug Interaction Checker

NB - BUT IT IS NOT INSTEAD OF A PROFESSIONAL OPINION

webmd.com/interaction-check...

Kind Regards

MrsN

[Koalajane]

The pharmacy I use does do a review (certainly did before COVID) and went through when you took your meds

[MrsNails in reply to Koalajane]

It’s really beneficial - you doing OK? How’s the Mask 😷 Wearing going at work? x

[Koalajane in reply to MrsNails]

Mask wearers are now in the minority but I am continuing to wear mine.I am fine thanks and hope you are too x

[MrsNails in reply to Koalajane]

Not too bad poorly shoulder 😖 still wearing my Mask 😷 where ever we go! xx

[Constance13 in reply to MrsNails]

I think I will continue wearing a mask when ("if") covid 19 has disappeared. Only in winter - 'flu always around then.

[Alchemy8]

Thanks for this Mrs Nails. I note that there is no mention of the interaction of calcium and pred (ie don't take them together) as has been frequently flagged up by this forum. Also that it has effects on the taking of other drugs including Biophosphonates and antibiotics: webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingre...

[MrsNails in reply to Alchemy8]

Our dear friend DorsetLady is working on this very topic as we speak - it’s very hard to find reliable information on the subject but we do have a very good explanation that will soon be available (It’s waiting to be amended) This was one of those anecdotal topics - l’d always taken mine in an afternoon & an evening as my Consultant told me to & it was in my phone from my first Consultation but l didn’t know why.

It took a lot of research & discussion on here & either DL or Pro coined the Phrase “Pred for Breakfast; Calcium for Lunch & Dinner.”

So watch this space for more information ℹ️

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to MrsNails]

It was courtesy of the NE PMRGCAuk charity and jinasc I think

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Alchemy8]

see this -healthunlocked.com/pmrgcauk...

[MrsNails in reply to DorsetLady]

Thank You DL - about to go onto FAQ’s

[Bcol]

Very useful, thank you. 🙂

[Rosshigh]

Thanks MrsNails

I did a check on prescription drugs and I take loratadine as well as prednisolone and it says they interact so will check with gp next time I speak to him.