[WikiEN-l] Docs look to Wikipedia for condition info: Manhattan Research

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/5/26  <WJhonson at aol.com>:
>
> Actually I think providing dosage information would *avoid* much more harm
> than it would cause.
> Most people use books on drugs to check up on their prescriptions and
> educate themselves.
> If the doctors mistakenly prescribed 200mg tablets when the standard dosage
>  is 20mg, then I'm sure you'd want the person to be able to know that.

I would hope the pharmacist that filled the prescription would spot
something like that. I'm not sure people second guessing their doctors
will have a net benefit...