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Cough medicine creates dangerous interaction

Joe and Teresa Graedon
Jan 1, 2022
Jan 1, 2022

Graedons — Joe Graedon and Dr. Teresa Graedon
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Question: I experienced serotonin syndrome once, even though I used a drug interaction checker. Unfortunately, it was hard to use. As a result, I had a scary experience.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist; Dr. Teresa Graedon is a medical anthropologist and nutrition expert. Questions for the Graedons can be sent to them using their website, www.peoplespharmacy.com, or by writing to the following address: Graedons’ People’s Pharmacy, King Features, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.