Wrongly Prescribed medication

sproggi

baza52 wrote: »

I guess you also take a laptop into the doctors room to check everything he or she says.

Now there's a thought :think: :rotfl:

baza52

aqua111 wrote: »

When I had a frozen shoulder I was not given painkillers but a short course of Physio and this cured the problem in 2 weeks.

Treating frozen shoulder!
Treatment for a frozen shoulder will vary, depending on the!stage of the condition and the severity of your pain and stiffness.
A frozen shoulder may get better over time without treatment, but recovery is often slow and can take at least 18 to 24 months. In some people, the condition may not improve for five!years or more.
A number of different treatments can be used to treat frozen shoulder, although it's uncertain how effective they are and which is best.

My shoulder problem has been there for around 5 months.
I'm impressed that it was diagnosed and treated within 2 weeks for you.
If only I had been that fortunate.

Care to share your physio routine?

VfM4meplse

Alice_Walker wrote: »

you should have read the (very important) leaflet that came with the naproxen.

That statement doesn't wash: patients have no legal responsibility. Nice try though

keithdc

baza52 wrote: »

The included PIL does not specifically mention the problem I had.
https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/18118

Can you explain why you have decided that an interaction between SSRI and naproxen caused your respiratory problem?
Feel free to share links!

It is possible that naproxen did contribute to your respiratory problem as this is a recognised side-effect. BUT... this has nothing to do with the SSRI.

Sicard

Well done for fending off the wally. Yes, I question my GP and the specialist and the brain surgeon on absolutely every point even when I'm being operated on.

I had a frozen shoulder but didn't want to go down the medication route for various reasons. A colleague had steroids injected into hers and that seemed to work. I used to do shoulder exercises every day. It lasted about a year and that was a few years ago and all I have now is I feel a faint click in certain positions.

sproggi

Laurie_Sicard-Askey wrote: »

Well done for fending off the wally. Yes, I question my GP and the specialist and the brain surgeon on absolutely every point even when I'm being operated on.

If taking 2 seconds to ask "are these ok to take with the other medication being taken?" means that I am a wally, then so be it

OP, I hope that you manage to find a suitable treatment plan that works for you.:)

aqua111

aqua111 wrote: »

When I had a frozen shoulder I was not given painkillers but a short course of Physio and this cured the problem in 2 weeks.

I was advised by the physio that it was imperative to use the shoulder as much as possible or it would remain frozen.
The main exercise was to to swing both arms up and back in a circular motion several times a day.
I hope this works for you.

meer53

baza52 wrote: »

As i said I didn't fully read the PIL.
I'm happy to take a portion of the blame but I just feel that the Medical professionals should also be aware of what they prescribe and its potential interactions.

Its not like I have made a complaint or asked for compo is it.

Thats what the leaflet is for. Not everyone who takes the same combination of drugs will react in the same way, some will get side effects, some won't. Do you really want your doctor to read the leaflet for you, do you think your doctor will know every side effect of every medcine and the combinations ? I think not. If they did and they had time to tell you, there would be no need for the leaflets in the packs.

baza52

i would expect doctors to know which medicines interact with other medicines especially those that are common.

This link seems to suggest it is the doctors responsibility to check the drugs they prescribe. http://patient.info/doctor/general-prescribing-guidance

Safe prescribing
This is becoming an important issue, as evidenced by its increasing prominence in the undergraduate medical syllabus. Issues which need to be considered include:[2]
Prescribing within limits of competence.
Evidence-based prescribing.
Interaction with other drugs.
Concordance, tolerability and formulation.
Adverse effects.
Checking dosages.
Using prescribing formularies.
Keeping up to date and following clinical guidelines, where available, from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) or Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN).
Using electronic systems where available that can enhance the safety of prescribing.
Responsible delegation of prescribing administration and dispensing.

Torry_Quine

baza52 wrote: »

i would expect doctors to know which medicines interact with other medicines especially those that are common.

This link seems to suggest it is the doctors responsibility to check the drugs they prescribe. http://patient.info/doctor/general-prescribing-guidance

Yes that's true as far as it goes. For instance antibiotics make the contraceptive pill less effective. However people are different and if drugs which could interact were never prescribed together most people wouldn't be able to be prescribed more than one drug at a time. That's why its important to read the leaflet and look out for and report any problems.

Your first post suggested these drugs should never be prescribed together which is clearly wrong and worrying