Who writes this, and how
PocketsInfo exists because most health information online is either too vague to be useful or too technical to read. We try to sit in between — accurate enough to trust, plain enough to actually use.
What PocketsInfo is
PocketsInfo is an independent health information library. It explains medicines — what they are for, how they work, the side effects worth knowing about, how to store them — and the conditions behind them, in language a non-specialist can follow.
It is written and reviewed by a practising pharmacist. That is a deliberate choice rather than a marketing line: medicines are the area where a pharmacist's training is deepest, and it is the area where people most often get incomplete answers.
What PocketsInfo is not
This is a reference site, not a clinic. It is important to be blunt about the limits:
- We do not diagnose. Nothing here identifies what you have.
- We do not give treatment guidance.You will not find “take this for that” on any page. We do not publish individual dosing instructions.
- We do not sell or supply medicines, and we do not link to pharmacies that do.
- We are not a substitute for your doctor or pharmacist, who can see your history, your other medicines and your test results. We cannot.
What we can do is make sure that when you walk into that conversation, you understand the words being used and know which questions matter.
Who writes it
Author credentials are being published. This site is written and reviewed by a pharmacist registered with a State Pharmacy Council in India. Their full name, qualification and registration number will appear here so any reader can verify them independently.
How a page gets written
Every medical page on this site follows the same route, described in full in our editorial policy:
- Sourcing. We start from primary references — the U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus, DailyMed, RxNorm), openFDA drug labelling, World Health Organization material, and peer-reviewed literature indexed in PubMed.
- Writing. The material is rewritten in plain language. We do not republish source text; we explain it.
- Citation. Each substantive medical claim is linked to the source it came from, so you can check it yourself rather than take our word for it.
- Review. A registered pharmacist reviews the page before it is published, and it carries the date of that review.
- Re-review. Pages are revisited as sources change. The review date on the page always reflects the last time a human actually checked it.
Why we show the date on everything
Medical guidance changes. A page without a date is a page you cannot judge. Every article here carries a visible “last reviewed” stamp, and if we get something wrong we correct it openly — see our corrections policy.
How the site pays for itself
PocketsInfo is free to read and intends to stay that way. It is funded by advertising. Advertisers have no input into what we write, which medicines we cover, or what we say about them, and we do not accept payment to feature a product. The full arrangement is set out in our advertising disclosure.
Talk to us
Corrections, questions and criticism are all welcome — especially corrections. Email hello@pocketsinfo.com or use the contact page. We aim to reply within 3 working days.
In an emergency, do not use this site. If someone has severe chest pain, difficulty breathing, sudden weakness or confusion, uncontrolled bleeding, or has taken too much of any medicine, contact your local emergency services immediately. In India, dial 112; the national poison helpline is 1800-116-117.