Posted by SLS on December 2, 2006, at 6:45:43
In reply to Lou's response to aspects of Jost's post-gdadvic, posted by Lou Pilder on December 1, 2006, at 21:39:43
> It is not my intention to have a system incorperated here that could allow Dr. Hsiung to subject everything to his authorization, but to have him note something that is contrary to the accepted practice.
> This note, in the form of a symbol of a hand raising caution, only alerts a statement to have the potential to be contraindicated according to known parameters. An example could be if someone posted that they advocate drinking beer while taking a benzodiazepine.
> By posting the symbol, caution does not mean that the post is restricted, but that the post could be of the nature of advocating a harmful, or even life-threatening combination. As to knowing if the advice that one has is {good}, could not the symbol make that determination?
That sounds like a noble idea, and has its appeal. Again, the problem arises in that we would be fostering the editing of posts by allowing the commentary that comes in the meaning behind the use of such symbols. And again, I don't think it is reasonable to assume that Dr. Bob, or any other single MD, possesses enough knowledge and understanding to review and certify the safety of all drug combinations in a forum where novel treatment strategies are discussed.
It would be interesting to get some feedback from Dr. Bob on this.
I don't know, Lou. There are a few drug / substance combinations that are indeed dangerous. It would be good to insure safety. Fortunately, the participants on Psycho-Babble are rather vigilent about watching for such things and regularly post appropriate comments.
- Scott
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