They can walk, crawl, climb, and jump all over the place. To have a little bit more fun you can also let them steal elements from the page. They interact with all your favorite sites. There are many shimeji characters to choose from. Each character has its own special behavior. Drug-drug interactions occur when two or more drugs react with each other. This drug-drug interaction may cause you to experience an unexpected side effect. For example, mixing a drug you take to. Medications known to have serious interactions with prednisone. Brand Names Include: All generic drug interactions for prednisone (lists will include brand and generic names): 1 contraindicated drug interaction. 320 significant drug interactions. 244 minor drug interactions.
Shimeji is a free program that creates a small mascot to walk around your desktop, generally causing mischief. You can download the original program here. There is also an english codefork here, if all the Japanese intimidates you.
By replacing the images in the img folder with your own, you can create your own desktop mascots. I wrote a more detailed tutorial on how to do that here. Upon finding this out I immediately started making zombie ones because I have a problem.
TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THESE SHIMEJIS
1. Download the rar of your choice.
2. Double click the downloaded .rar file and a new window should pop up with a 'Shimeji_Hunterzombie1.7' folder. If that doesn't happen, you need an extractor like Winrar or 7zip
3. There should be a button in your program saying something like 'extract to'. Click it, and specify an easy to remember location. This should extract the whole folder to this location (MAKE SURE YOU EXTRACT THE WHOLE FOLDER, NOT JUST THE EXE FILE)
3. Go to the folder and doubleclick shimeji.exe (or shimeji.jar, i heard that works too). The shimeji should fall on your desktop.
4. To remove the program, delete the folder.
If you get an error message in Japanese, your java is not up to date. You can download an update for that here, I've heard. Shimeji is designed to work on Windows, but there have been workarounds made for Macs! You can read more about Mac Shimejis at this page, although be warned, I can't help you too much with this since I don't have a Mac. As far as I can tell though, basically download the Mac template Shimeji, then replace the /conf/ and /img/ folders of the template with the /conf/ and /img/ folders of the Shimeji you want to use.
Once it's running, you'll see a small icon in your taskbar for that shimeji. Right click on that to bring up a menu. Translated, it goes:
1. Spawn a Shimeji
2. Come here!
3. Remove all Shimejis but one
4. Bring back IE screens (They will sometimes throw your browser windows around if they aren't fullscreen, and also MSN messenger I think)
5. Exit
Cn Shimeji Interact With Each Other Without
You can also rightclick an individual shimeji and select Baibai to get rid of one at a time.
Hunter was the first shimeji that I made and has a few rough edges here and there as a result. But on the whole I think she came out pretty well, haha.
Her conf files have been specially edited for her. The edits are:
-Two new idle animations (usually triggered when you call her to your mouse, if you aren't seeing them, or when she's on an IE window)
-Two new running animations (one for jogging, one when you call her)
-Fixed her crawling animation
-Fixed some timing things here and there
-Added an extra frame at the beginning of her fall
If you want to see her in action, I recorded a quick video of me playing with her.
Download - Here
IF YOU HAVE SHIMEJI-EE - Unzip this rar in your Shimeji-ee/img/ folder, then run Shimeji-ee as normal and select her from your img sets.
Smoker was the second one I made, and is a bit more polished as a result. Like Hunter, her conf files have been specially edited.
-An uneven walking cycle to give her a limp
-A separate running animation
-Extra falling/jumping frames
-An idle animation while standing still and sitting
-Two new idle animations while sitting
-More frames for one of the default sitting animations
-Changed the alignment for her kicking-her-legs animation
-Adjusted crawling/climbing-a-wall frame orders
Unfortunately she's not size-matched to her partner, and they can't interact with each other.
Here's a video of what she looks like in action.
DOWNLOAD - Here
IF YOU HAVE SHIMEJI-EE - Unzip this rar in your Shimeji-ee/img/ folder, then run Shimeji-ee as normal and select her from your img sets.
Preinfected Hunter and Smoker are a joint shimeji, and will wander around together. These two have a lot of new animations and extra frames (some 200!) so are much bigger and more complicated than their infected counterparts. Their conf files have been edited quite a bit. They have:
-Unique jogging/running animation
-Extra frames while falling
-Extra frames while landing
-Separate and new tripping animation
-Separate animation after a particular spawn
-New idle animation while climbing an IE window (and sometimes your monitor, reportedly, although they don't do it on mine)
-Adjusted timing on their crawling sprites
-Hanging frame when you pick them up
-Fifteen new idle animations while sitting
-Five new idle animations while standing
-Added animation after throwing an IE window
-Added frames to an existing sitting idle
They can't interact with other Shimejis, but they will definitely interact with each other, haha.I recorded a quick video of what they look like in action.
DOWNLOAD - Here
IF YOU HAVE SHIMEJI-EE - Unzip this rar in your Shimeji-ee/img/ folder, then run Shimeji-ee as normal and select them from your img sets.
There are more opportunities today than ever before to learn about your health and to take better care of yourself. It is also more important than ever to know about the medicines you take. If you take several different medicines, see more than one doctor, or have certain health conditions, you and your doctors need to be aware of all the medicines you take. Doing so will help you to avoid potential problems such as drug interactions.
Drug interactions may make your drug less effective, cause unexpected side effects, or increase the action of a particular drug. Some drug interactions can even be harmful to you. Reading the label every time you use a nonprescription or prescription drug and taking the time to learn about drug interactions may be critical to your health. You can reduce the risk of potentially harmful drug interactions and side effects with a little bit of knowledge and common sense. Drug interactions fall into three broad categories:
- Drug-drug interactions occur when two or more drugs react with each other. This drug-drug interaction may cause you to experience an unexpected side effect. For example, mixing a drug you take to help you sleep (a sedative) and a drug you take for allergies (an antihistamine) can slow your reactions and make driving a car or operating machinery dangerous.
- Drug-food/beverage interactions result from drugs reacting with foods or beverages. For example, mixing alcohol with some drugs may cause you to feel tired or slow your reactions.
- Drug-condition interactions may occur when an existing medical condition makes certain drugs potentially harmful. For example, if you have high blood pressure you could experience an unwanted reaction if you take a nasal decongestant.
Drug Interactions and Over-the-Counter Medicines
Over-the-counter (OTC) drug labels contain information about ingredients, uses, warnings and directions that is important to read and understand. The label also includes important information about possible drug interactions. Further, drug labels may change as new information becomes known. That's why it's especially important to read the label every time you use a drug.
- The 'Active Ingredients' and 'Purpose' sections list:
- the name and amount of each active ingredient
- the purpose of each active ingredient
The 'Uses' section of the label:
- tells you what the drug is used for
- helps you find the best drug for your specific symptoms
- The 'Warnings' section of the label provides important drug interaction and precaution information such as
- when to talk to a doctor or pharmacist before use
- the medical conditions that may make the drug less effective or not safe
- under what circumstances the drug should not be used
- when to stop taking the drug
- The 'Directions' section of the label tells you:
- the length of time and the amount of the product that you may safely use
- any special instructions on how to use the product
- The 'Other Information' section of the label tells you:
- required information about certain ingredients, such as sodium content, for people with dietary restrictions or allergies
- The 'Inactive Ingredients' section of the label tells you:
- the name of each inactive ingredient (such as colorings, binders, etc.)
- The 'Questions?' or 'Questions or Comments?' section of the label (if included):
- provides telephone numbers of a source to answer questions about the product
Learning More About Drug Interactions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about the drugs you take. When your doctor prescribes a new drug, discuss all OTC and prescription drugs, dietary supplements, vitamins, botanicals, minerals and herbals you take, as well as the foods you eat. Ask your pharmacist for the package insert for each prescription drug you take. The package insert provides more information about potential drug interactions.
Before taking a drug, ask your doctor or pharmacist the following questions:
- Can I take it with other drugs?
- Should I avoid certain foods, beverages or other products?
- What are possible drug interaction signs I should know about?
- How will the drug work in my body?
- Is there more information available about the drug or my condition (on the Internet or in
- health and medical literature)?
Know how to take drugs safely and responsibly. Remember, the drug label will tell you:
- what the drug is used for
- how to take the drug
- how to reduce the risk of drug interactions and unwanted side effects
If you still have questions after reading the drug product label, ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information
Examples of Drug Interaction Warnings
The following are examples of drug interaction warnings that you may see on certain OTC drug products. These examples do not include all of the warnings for the listed types of products and should not take the place of reading the actual product label.
| Category | Drug Interaction Information |
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Acid Reducers | For products containing cimetidine, ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are:
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Antacids | Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are:
Ask a doctor before use if you have:
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Antiemetics | Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are:
Ask a doctor before use if you have:
When using this product:
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Antihistamines | Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking:
Ask a doctor before use if you have:
When using this product:
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Antitussives | Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are:
Ask a doctor before use if you have:
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Bronchodilators | Ask a doctor before use if you:
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Laxatives | Ask a doctor before use if you have:
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Nasal Decongestants | Ask a doctor before use if you:
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Nicotine Replacement Products | Ask a doctor before use if you:
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are:
Do not use:
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Nighttime Sleep Aids | Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are:
Ask a doctor before use if you have:
When using this product:
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Pain Relievers | Ask a doctor before taking if you:
(The following ingredients are found in different OTC pain relievers: acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, magnesium salicylate, and naproxen. It is important to read the label of pain reliever products to learn about different drug interaction warnings for each ingredient.) |
Stimulants | When using this product:
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Topical Acne | When using this product:
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This information is brought to you by the Council on Family Health in cooperation with the National Consumers League and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.