| Sunshine&Lollipops 2005-07-10, 11:52 am |
| "Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:42d0ee15$0$23041$4c56ba96@master.news.zetnet.net
> "Stressed" <Hate2Stress@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1120955062.113447.313450@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> How do we know artificial sweeteners are in the meds we take? I am so
> careful not to use aspartame or Splenda, and now I find out they are
> used in medications we take. How annoying is that. Pat
>
> Aren't the constituents listed on your packets?
>
> I'm amazed to find that even the consituents of the colours in the
> 'ink' are listed on my quinine tables.
>
> Mary
I just looked at the printouts that come with my meds from Walgreens and it
doesn't tell you what's in the meds. Only the uses and side effects.
Information about Medications
by Devin J. Starlanyl © 1995-1999 Page 4
Compounding Pharmacists
Compounding pharmacists are different than standard pharmacists. They are
like
the ancient apothecaries, only with all the present day knowledge and
technology
available. All pharmacists learn something about compounding prescriptions,
but
compounding pharmacists are specialists in the formulation of pharmaceutical
compounds from basic ingredients, in the exact dosage form, strength and
combination
you require. You may need a dye-free, sugar-free, alcohol-free or
preservative-
free formulation, for example.
When you take a medication orally, you dose the whole body. Often this is
not
necessary for localized symptoms. It isn't sufficient for any pharmacist to
put a
drug into topical form. This drug must be bioavailable in this form, and a
true
compounding pharmacist knows how to do this. Standard topical preparations
compounded include NMDA- and Calcium Channel Blockers, medications such as
Neurontin, NSAIDs and opioids. Your doctor may not be utilizing this option,
and
you may be able to provide him/her with an important contact.
Generic Medicines
Generic and brand name drugs are not always exact equivalents. Some FMS and
CMP patients may be sensitive to the differences. The generic company must
prove to the FDA that when someone takes the drug, the amount of the active
substance released by the generic is the same as would be obtained with the
brand- name drug (that it is bioequivalent). Doctors and patients are led to
believe
that this means the generics are the same as the brand names. This is not
always true. The FDA considers two formulations as bioequivalent when the
rate
of adsorption varies no more than -20% or +25% (Banahan, Kolassa 1997). This
means that there can be 20 percent less usable medication in a dose, or 25
percent more.
Information about Medications
by Devin J. Starlanyl © 1995-1999 Page 4
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