Dear Colleagues: Re : Doctors and Medications As with many of you, I too received hundreds and hundreds of calls concerning medications, so many that my departmental secretaries are having to screen them to some degree. But I must admit more and more are coming from concerned physicians and nurse practitioners who are heeding the request from their patients that they consult someone concerning a medication. Five years ago this seldom happened, but now more and more physicians are willing to heed their patient's request to sustain breastfeeding, and are willing to seek help. I am heartened by this fact. Just this week, an LC called with 2 residents and an attending in her office, to discuss antihypertensive treatment of a difficult case. This is becoming more and more common. So I can tell you that changes are coming, and you are making a difference. Warmest Regards Tom Hale