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Originally Posted by Zoggite  Did it occur to you that she might be looking for the composition on the box? If you'd asked her whether senna extract clashes with BP meds, she might have been able to answer you straightaway, but learning what's in branded products takes months, if not years, as I have found out myself when I moved to the UK from Belgium. Would you know off the top of your head whether diabetics can take Perdolan tablets? No, because you have no idea what the active ingredients are without examining the box...
I've been working in the UK now since 1998, and I still examine the boxes of all the different varieties of benadryl-sinutab-sudafed plus/Co/Extra/Ultra Max etc... as I find it impossible to remember which one has got paracetamol or ibuprofen in it or not... |
Agree with you there.
The manufacturers tendency to extend a brand name beyond the original ingredients does cause problems. Surely they should not be permitted to do this? Always best to check the container for the latest formulation first. Examples of this are Pripsen, (piperazine/sennosides, and now mebendazole) and all the others.