Anybody have any data on the percentage of patients intolerant of
codeine who are also intolerant of hydrocodone?
I have been prescribine hydrocodone cough syrup to patients who have
codeine "allergy" for years, and have only had 2 patients have a

A week or so ago my doctor put me on a calsium/vitamin D
supplent..becasue I am lactose intolerant
It seems as though I have been having pains in the pit of my stomach
since adding the calcium...Is this something that has been seen before?

I have to prepare a suitable dosage form of mefloquine to give 12
doses of 31.25 mg each (one-eighth of a 250 mg tablet) for a
two-year-old child.
I am proposing to crush one and one-half 250 mg tablets and suspend

From today's Wall Street Journal: " Pfizer said it will sell Sudafed with no
pseudoephedrine, used to cook methamphetamine. Druggists often keep it
behind the counter for that reason."
I think this is should be illegal. The NEW "Sudafed" will be no more be

I had a 800mg script filled several years ago.  Expiration date was 3/2002.
My question is does the ibuprofen loose its efficacy if I use it today.  I
know the FDA requires a use by date.  But the question is does the
Ibufprofen breakdown in any way or will it still work 2 years ...

[posted to the sci.med.pharmacy newsgroup. Commenting on the recent
proliferation of state laws requiring pseudoephedrine-containing
over-the-counter drug products to be sold by pharmacists only, to prevent
illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. Pseudoephedrine, a widely marketed

What would make more sense to me than the current flap over naproxen and
other NSAIDS causing heart attack and stroke would be a comparison of risk
between the eating cheeseburgers or naproxen. That would be for patients of
the same age. Arcane statistics are not much of a help. ...

TO all I want to know how much would  the blood sugar level increase if
I am infused with 5% dextrose water/Normal saline. The same way if I
give 25% dextrose in case of hypoglycemia patient how shouldthe blood
sugar increase. so what I want to know is the exact concentration to

What is the difference between Biaxin and Biaxin XL? Just a different name
for the same med, clarithromycin? Or something different about it?

Druggists refuse to give out pill
By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY
For a year, Julee Lacey stopped in a CVS pharmacy near her home in a
Fort Worth suburb to get refills of her birth-control pills. Then one

Does anyone have a specific date as to when this is going generic? I
heard aprx. 1 month.
Kara Tyson
Lyme Disease Support Group of AL

After a period of 40 years new Anti T.B. drug discoverd. A french
chemist sysnthesis the compound called "Diarylquinolines" and another
team discover its anti.T.B. affect.
According to them the compound compete for the ATP synthase an enzyme

Just was wonderin' if any of ya'll out there know what Rx drug rapper ODB
OD'd on (~ 1 month ago). I just heard he OD'd on a mix of coke & a Rx drug.
Maybe an opiate, for that speedballin'? TIA

What is the collective experience of the professionals here that
Duragesic lasts for the 72 hours?  I have heard that dosing can be
adjusted to q48 hrs if need be.  Is it proper to increase the patch
strength rather than decreasing the dosing interval?  I know about the

I tried the REGULAR  size BreatheRight strips.  they ddidn't seem to do
anything.
I am wondering how to determine if I should also buy the LARGE size.  What
size nose is the LARGE size geared for .... and how do I measure?