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Are you taking two or more drugs, but want to see if you'll have any major complications with them (when they are taken together)? With the Drugs.com Drugs Interaction Checker, you'll be assured to find out the complications that exist with the drugs you take. This article will tell you how to use this checker to find out these complications

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    Find and transport over to the area where you're likely to input the drugs names into your computer. You can either transport the medicine bottles themselves, or the sheets that came with both medicines or something that clearly shows the names of the medicines you'd like to check out.
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    Open your web browser to visit the Drugs.com Drugs Interactions Checker website.
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    Read the statement page. The statement page pretty much tells you that this information is not a replacement for any knowledge given by a doctor, and that the page is not perfect in any respect.
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    Click the "I Agree" button on the webpage that comes up.
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    Click into the empty "Add" field and type the first medicines' name. Watch as you type. The page will find all search results and will be updated in real-time as you type.
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    Click the choice of the medicine name. The first medicine will be added to a compiled list underneath the "Add" box.
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    Click again into the "Add" box and repeat the steps of typing the other medicines and clicking the choice.
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    Repeat these steps until all remaining medications have found their share of fame into the list/box.
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    Click the "Check for Interactions" button that is found on this page.
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    Wait a moment so the checking server can check for your results.
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    Read the page that results. It should tell you not if a interactions exists, but what it will cause if you do take these two together.
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EditThings You'll Need

  • Internet access
  • web browser
  • pills names to compare
  • Drugs.com account (optional: to find names of drugs you might have on file)
  • computer mouse and keyboard

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