My experience with pharmacists informs me that they are much more knowledgeable than doctors when it come to pharmaceuticals.
Yep. Especially if you can find one that wants to give you the time of day, they are invaluable for information. I had one such pharmacist for years before we moved away. I still miss him sometimes lol. He always happily answered any questions I had with the intent to educate even beyond my specific inquiry.
Mine too, they are trained in drugs, while your doc has very little useful knowledge of drugs more what the sales rep tells them than real knowledge. I have a reaction list a full sheet long of their supposed ‘safe’ drugs. They don’t even know when the FDA has FLAGGED a drug, they just keep on prescribing them with NO warnings to patient. FDA even puts them OTC....Nexium is a short term drug, not a life time one. Barret’s Esophagus and Brittle Bones (OP) are common side effects of long term use...you are NOT TOLD THAT.
OP drugs are a big NO for heart patients, they ALL are FLAGGED for A-FIB plus other bad stuff.
My pharmacist was the first to tell me that the generic hypothyroid med was 30% less hormone than the name Brand Synthyroid, and all generics do NOT have to be at the same strength as Name Brand. Same goes for the diabetic test meters.
It was my pharmacist who realized that the terrible weakness that developed in my legs a few years ago was a result of anti-cholesterol medication - he said that muscle weakness was one of the major side-effects. I took that info to my GP, and he took me off off the drug.
Every now and then he expresses concern that I’m no longer on it, but apparently I’m not bad-off enough for him to insist.