The guideline is at: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS:MED#Drugs] "Do not include dose and titration information except when they are notable or necessary for the discussion in the article. Wikipedia is not an instruction manual or textbook and should not include instructions, advice (legal, medical or otherwise) or "how-to"s; see WP:NOT#HOWTO."
as for proposing to remove it, we'd need to start another discussion. The most recent was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Medicine/Archive_10#Drug_Information_in_Wikipedia (with extensive comments by Kevin Clauson) see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Pharmacology/Archive_2#Clauson_study Earlier discussions are at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(medicine-related_articles)/Archive_2#Dosages_of_Drugs and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(medicine-related_articles)/Archive_2#Drugs:_Do_not_include_detailed_dosage_and_titration_information. there's a lot of reading. Personally, I call it IMNAP-paranoia On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 12:45 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In a message dated 5/23/2009 9:02:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > >> information on standard dosage, >> information that we have made the policy decision to omit. >> I think this a particularly stupid decision.>> > > ------------------- > > Would you be willing to post here a direct link to where this is in policy? > And also link to where you propose that we remove it. I agree with your > opinion that standard dosage is not "advice". > > Will J > > > > > ************** > An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy > Steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322948x1201367184/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62& > bcd=MayExcfooterNO62) > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
