2008/11/25 David Gerard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 2008/11/25 Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> News just in: People that self-medicate based on what they've read in >> an encyclopaedia sometimes get it wrong. > > > That said, I frequently look up medications in Wikipedia, applying of > course my "this is not reliable but it may be useful" filter. I do > look for stuff like side-effect lists in the article and official > patient information sheets in the external links.
Of course, Wikipedia is a very useful resource, you just need to know what you should and shouldn't use it for. Getting a general idea of what the drug is and finding links to more reliable resources is an excellent use for it, using it to decide whether or not to take a given drug is not a good use for it - that is a good use of a doctor or pharmacist. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
