Have you ever read the disclosures with prescriptions?

I always read the disclosures on the prescription meds that I have taken in the past. It is definitely funny what they put on there sometimes. I guess that these companies are just trying to cover their butts in case something unexpected happens or goes wrong. They have to protect themselves from lawsuits. You would think sleeping pills would not need an explanation about drowsiness. LOL

I like this one.. Syrup of Ipecac (derived from the dried rhizome and roots of the Ipecacuanha plant), is an emetic—a substance used to induce vomiting. It is used in cases of accidental poisoning, and is perhaps the best-known emetic. One of the side effects of an overdose is nausea and vomitting....lol

Yes, I always read them! Some people get too paranoid and think that all of these things WILL happen to them! I think it's funny on birth control pills, it says, "do not take if you are pregnant"..well, duh!

Take this prescription ONLY as directed. If you have your side effects and they worsen or continue longer than X amount of time, contact a physician immediately.... No... I think I'll just go back to bed with my bucket and calamine lotion.

That's funny! A joke of the year! I understand they have to warn people about side effects but causing drowsiness should be a main effect of a sleeping pill, or what? Next time we'll find on the box of an analgetic: 'Warning! It may kill your pain!'

LOL! I understand that they have to cover their backsides, to put it nicely, but to list 'may cause drowsiness' as a side effect of a sleeping pill is just laughable! I mean, that's not a side effect - that's the intended use! LOL.. that is just too funny. Thanks for giving me a good laugh today!

Yes,everytime a member of a family buys medicine,i have to check the label and read especially the part indications and contradiction..i have to check the illness that against that medicine..especially mine,i'm very careful in taking medicine,even if it prescribed by my doctor,i still have to read it.

Since I do not take medicine frequently (and thank God I need not to), I'mvery conscious about reading the prescriptions and cautions whenever I do. However, I never saw somehting as ridiculous as that what you said.

If a sleeping pill *didn't* make me drowsy, I'd want my money back! I know one of the sleeping meds says in its commercial 'don't take this unless you can devote a full night to sleep.' They're meant to work for eight hours or so; if you take it just to fall asleep so you can get 4 or 5 hours of shut-eye, you'll be drowsy for a while after you wake up.

Oh I always read them and some of them really make me chuckle. What gets me though are the ones on medications for kids. You are giving a child cold medicine and it says on there "may make drowsy. Do not operate heavy machinery or drive until you know how it effects you." Ok when was the last time you saw a 5 year old driving a car or operating heavy machinery? Don't thy think? Of course I loved the one for a child's hand sanatizer. It says right on it "Keep away from children" well then how are they to use it? Don't they think at all before packaging this stuff?

I love reading the labels on my meds but it's even more interesting to read the PDR entries. Most medications listed have this little phrase "not quite sure how it works, but it appears to...." or something similar. So they know the meds might cause a certain amount of bodily harm, but it's not enough to pull the medication, and they have no clue what the medication is actually doing other than what the patien tells them....LOL.

I do find it funny that they place silly things in the disclosures. I read them to see what allergic reactions might be, as I have suffered allergic reactions before. So I like to know what to look for just in case. I'm not a hypochondriac so I never suffer the symptoms. I think that it's funny to listen to people that after reading medical thing all of a sudden exhibit symptoms. The power of suggestion. :)