On 2/18/07, William Pietri <william(a)scissor.com> wrote:
Brian Salter-Duke wrote:
We have to also think about the fact that
"prescription drugs" and "call
your doctor" are First World things. In West Africa for example, what we
call prescription drugs are often frequently available in the market.
Their misuse is one of the factors that leads to drug resistent
bacteria.
Maybe reliable information about doses may be
usefull here. I'm not
sure.
And not just in West Africa. When I lived in Chicago, the immigrant-run
corner store near my house had a variety of black-market prescription
drugs. At first I was horrified, but when I did the math on exactly how
many hours your average illegal immigrant had to work to pay for one
doctor's visit, it made a lot more sense.
William
There are plenty of on-line places whose purpose is to give dosages.
Usefulness? I use that one every once in a while and get firmly scolded,
Wikipedia is not a recipe book, for cakes or drugs, and dosage is a lot more
complex than just knowing the amount. In my industry, we say, "the dose
makes the poison." Should Wikipedia risk that?
KP