Tue-10-03-2015, 21:06 PM
(Tue-10-03-2015, 17:30 PM)mataribot Wrote: If you have a question about medication you first call your physician and or pharmacy. If you are not provided an answer you are free to call the drug manufacturer. You should never come to a forum and ask the question first. That is socially in appropriate behavior here. If you have an answer from your pysician and want to talk to people who have done it, then fine. However, majority of people do not do this.
Yes, that is how we do things here in the US. In a lot of ways.... that is a very good practice. And we do have the lawsuit considerations here (which is only good practice when it makes sense)
I think sometimes people ask questions where they are comfortable and for me, as to what is appropriate is going to vary by person. For instance, I might come to a forum and ask about medication, even if I am not on it so I could be better informed when discussing it with a physician. And if it's prescribed medication, the person shouldn't be able to get on it without a prescription.
What we (as in Americans) might find is that we do have a socially different perspective on some things that differ from others. There are a lot of similarities in the medical world all over, but also a lot of differences.