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Nancy, I don't mean don't read or look at it what I mean is take it for what it is worth. If that means stay barefoot and pregnant then I guess that is what I meant. You will note that some other health care professionals replied saying similar things about the package insert. The patient information data can be adequate for many people and the detailed package insert tells more than most people want to know. If you feel that you want to have that information then by all means get it but understanding and interpreting it is difficult for the layman. But if you feel you have enough medical knowledge to interpret the information included then by all means read the insert. When I was in practice I used to give patients package inserts- when they requested them- but usually I gave them a sheet with the common side effects of the medications I prescribed for them and discuss possible side effects with them trying to give them an understanding of the benefits and risks of the drugs. Charlie Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton(Madison) WI [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: First & Last-Name <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 7:53 PM Subject: reply to ctmeyer re pack ins. > with all due respect: > your view of patients and package inserts seems to me on a par with "keep > the women barefoot and pregnant". > i think that what i don't know might hurt me. > sincerely, nancy spires