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Our interaction checker is educational
The interaction checker reports what published sources record about two substances. A result is not clinical advice. Just as importantly, the absence of a listed interaction does not mean a combination is safe for you. Only a professional reviewing your complete medicine list can make that judgement.
Our calculators are estimates
The tools on this site apply published formulas to the numbers you type in. They are population-level estimates and say nothing definitive about an individual. A BMI figure, for instance, does not account for muscle mass, body composition, ethnicity or age, and is not a diagnosis of anything.
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