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Information about adverse effects, precautions, interactions, pharmacokinetics, uses and actions, and doses is found in the main drug monographs. You need to find the active ingredients of the preparation from the preparation record and then consult the appropriate monograph(s) as follows:

• identify the preparation (click here to see how to do this)
• click on each of the ingredients links
• the appropriate drug monograph is displayed
• locate the appropriate sub-section