Why don't thay take the time to explain all?

What is with this - every time I medication is found that I think I can live with as far as what is involved in obtaining it and using it, no one ever mentions anything about side-effects, interactions with other drugs, food, herbs, exc. All that IS IMPORTANT to me, and I might just not want it because of interaction with something I don't even use on a regular basis currently because I would not want to be unable to use them in the future for any reason without giving up something I have gained.
I am always looking things up, and finding a lot of potential problems between other drugs, diseases, food, exc. that was not mentioned at all, in fact it seems like all that is ever mentioned is that it might help with what the complain is, NEVER anything about what to look out for, what might end up broken if you use that, exc.
Now maybe it's just me - but I figure if you are going to sell drugs, even if not a legal one, you definitely have a moral obligation to explain clearly everything about it, both good and bad points, as well as if other drugs could mess with it. Pretty much I want all the info they would have, and still depending on other factors, may want to go out and collect more before making that choose, but they expect you to make it after literally just finding out that drug exists, and being told only the good parts of using it.
And I don't what the version for idiots either; example, Might cause a hart attack is pretty verge, now if you were to say it can increase heart rate, and that could cause damage to the cardiac muscles, that's what I am looking for. Basically, don't just say what organ group, or even individual organ is effected, I want to know the details of how, in the same detail doc knows, before I really can say..
I know, the drug stores give you an info sheet, but that print is worst than the fine print on a contract, most people don't bother reading it, and even if you do (I have) it dose not contain all that information either....
I am just getting sick and tired of going online to do my own reach on a drug I was advised to use, and find a lot of things with it, that nobody seemed to think was important for me to know!
IT IS VARY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO KNOW
I am the one putting that stuff in to my body (maybe) I deserve to know EVERYTHING about it FIRST!

Sometimes I think they feel like "I'm the doctor, just shut up and take it" They never listened to me when there were problems either. It is very upsetting.

I do not know whether the pharmacist is too busy with administrative duties or what, but I agree the information sheet is often not very adequate.

Some doctors don't know all the medications either(drug manufacturers are known to give free samples to doctors for prospective customers.)

I would think a pharmacist would know more.

There is a big book pharmacy reference book that comes out every year, a pharmacy would have that is pretty detailed(of course it is filled with fine print.)

Well, it doesn't work that way, not with me anyway, and all my doctors know that, yet more annoying when they pull that because I have already refused drugs, with explanations that I could tell they would not expect unless maybe the patent WAS a doctor, and they seem to think I am not doing to find it out anyway!
And the more they try to pull the, the more careful I get as a response, and the less trusting of them due to the fact your as least seeming like you are withholding important information....And don't hand me they didn't know, how is that possible when it's there profession to know stuff like that, I never went to medical school at all - but I find it in about 5-10 minutes.....

Because the more patients they see the more money they make. Not all of them are like that but too many are.

In the state where I live (WV) pharmacists are obliged to ask if you have any questions about your medications every time you pick them up even if you have not made any drug changes. I also have to sign that I decline counseling on the drug or I want counseling every time.

Unfortunately that only helps if you actually think about something (that's the law here too) - but you generally only think about immediate concerns - like unless you use prescription pain medication all the time, you are not going to think of stuff like could it intensify the repository depress the an opium medication could cause if you mix that with an opium based medication - however, I could well matter if you have a bad accident or something like that....

I share your frustrations...my local pharmacy is usually swamped knocking out prescriptions. And I don't think drs. know enough about medications to notice if there WERE an interaction.

Example....I took a blood test to get everything checked. My potassium came back a bit low. I am already taking a potassium-sparring medication (which I had listed when I first saw this dr.) and the dr. who tested me told me to take a potassium supplement. I called my dermatologist, who prescribes the potassium-sparring med, and was like "WHOA, no you do not need a potassium supplement." He ordered another blood test, and it came back normal...or else we were going to have to investigate further why I had low potassium on a med that increases potassium. I am NOT going back to that dr who did my original bloodwork...clearly he isn't careful enough to notice my meds and take those into consideration.

I also don't trust pharmacists when I call with a drug interaction question, especially when they say they are "looking it up"...often pharmacists are looking in books anyway or one of those handheld devices I have seen drs use as well.

I usually use a drug interaction checker, which sometimes does lead to more questions if the interactions are not clear enough, and then I call a pharmacist to clarify the language of the interaction. Drugs.com has a good interaction checker:

Drug Interactions Checker | Drugs.com

You just have to agree that you are not holding them legally responsible (and I am not suggesting they should ever be the final say, either)... and then you can put all your meds in and see what you get. I always get the one where they say "these meds together could cause drowsiness", but that is a common side effect (I think) for a lot of the kind of drugs some of us on here take.