> Someone prescribed a medicine is given given direction by the doctor, a consult from their pharmacist, and printed material explaining how to take their medic

> Someone prescribed a medicine is given given direction by the doctor, a consult from their pharmacist, and printed material explaining how to take their medication and what to be careful of while taking it. I don’t know what the healthcare system is like where you live but based on my experience in the UK, the only reliable one of these three sources that I’ve experienced is the printed material. Doctors and pharmacists, for whatever reason, have not proved to be a good source for anything but the most basic of information (if any) about prescribed medicine. And that printed material is so broad that they list every possible side effect and contraindication under the sun. Presumably for sufficient legal cover for the pharmaceutical company.