SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUGS?

NO EFFECTS OF DRUGS?

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Information if you wish to share your experiences of drugs

We need drugs

We need drugs, to alleviate symptoms and, some-times, to cure disease. For many people, life would be intolerable without drugs, while at the same time we can see that a lot of people are concerned about using them.

These concerns are based on a lack of knowledge about the drugs we use. So we do not simply need drugs; we also need knowledge about them. About their effects and side effects. What to expect from them and what not to expect.

We need knowledge

Knowing more not only decreases our anxiety; it also contributes to us using drugs in the way which was intended.

In order to gain knowledge, we must first of all pose questions. We have got to ask our physician, our drug store staff and to read the information provided in the drug package.

Sometimes we find that this is insufficient; it does not answer our questions. The reason for this might be either that the people we are asking do not have the necessary knowledge, but there is also a possibility that the knowledge is simply not available anywhere. The effects and side effects of a drug we may be experiencing might be partially or completely unknown. It is currently very difficult to have experiences of this kind recognized and disseminated, and this is where the Consumer database comes in. It makes use of the primary source of knowledge, we accept the experiences of drug users themselves.

We build new knowledge

Please report effects, side effects or lack of effects of your drugs straight to KILEN. Via mail, e-mail, the telephone or the Internet. We will make the very best use of everything you tell us, compile it and thereby create an independent knowledge base.

How to report

If you want to share your experiences, you can do so by using our reporting form, which you can obtain from KILEN Consumer Institute for Medicines and Health. You can also call us and talk to us or report via the Internet.

What to report

Date

Sex

Age

Place of residence

Please note if you are

The drug user

A relative

A physician

Other, please note profession

Then describe what drug you are referring to

Daily dose prescribed

What was it prescribed for, the diagnosis

Duration of usage, from the first to the last date

Then note what effects or side effects you have noticed or suspected. We would ask you particularly to let us know if these effects have arisen during usage or after you stopped using the drug.

Please supply complementary information on whether the person/s in question uses other drugs or has other diagnoses than those mentioned above.

Providing your name, address and telephone number is optional

Please observe: If you are experiencing side effects of drugs, please notify your physician as well.

Contact, information, etc

If you find you would like to tell us more than just about drug effects, e.g., how you have been treated, what kind of information you have received (or not received), what alternatives you have been offered or anything else you find important - please let us know.

At KILEN, we are interested in everything to do with all parts of the health care system. The way we see it, words like "Put the patient in the centre" and "Honour patient rights" must not become empty slogans. They have to become a reality of everyday health care.

The Consumer data base has been developed by and is managed by KILEN - Consumer Institute for Medicines and Health

We have been working with making use of the experiences of drug users since 1975

The goal of our work is to rapidly un-cover risks but also to quickly discover unknown advantages of drugs. Our results are available for everyone who is searching for knowledge which is independent of the producers of the services and products of the health care system, county councils, the drug industry, etc.

To get more information, please contact:

KILEN - Consumer Institute for Medicines and Health