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Medication Management Top Tips: Persuading a Senior to Take Their Meds
Family caregivers are often tasked with managing a senior’s medications. We’ve compiled experienced caregivers’ tips and advice for convincing elders to adhere to their prescribed medication regimens.
0 CommentsConsult the Pharmacist to Simplify Medication Management
Many older adults take several prescription drugs each day, resulting in complicated medication regimens. Learn how pharmacists can make medication management easier for seniors and their caregivers.
0 CommentsMedications That Increase Fall Risk in Older Adults
Fall prevention efforts tend to focus on minimizing environmental hazards and improving mobility, but another important contributing factor is often overlooked: prescription and over-the-counter medications.
24 Comments5 Healthy Foods That Interact With Medications
Eating a nutritious diet and taking medications as prescribed by a doctor may seem like a recipe for good health, but even wholesome ingredients like leafy greens and fruit can cause food-drug interactions. Keep an eye out for these unsafe combinations.
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Medications Questions
My pharmacy usually delivers my meds as I can no longer drive and am disabled. Now they refuse to deliver the alprazolam. What to do?
7 AnswersNeedHelpWithMom Answered 4 hours agoWhat medication(s) have helped your LO with dementia ease anxiety and depression?
11 AnswersCruiseforever Answered Jun 14, 2024My mother is 87 years old with Alzheimer's and extremely mean and hateful. Cursing and calling people names. On Aricept, what else helps?
5 AnswersAlvaDeer Answered Jun 10, 2024My parents are transferring long-term care facilities in Oklahoma, on Medicare/Medicaid. Are we allowed to take the current medications with?
3 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Jun 6, 2024
Medications Discussions
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14 CommentsAnxietynacy Commented Jun 13, 2024Oral vaccine to prevent UTI's being trialed.
4 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Apr 10, 2024Medical mary jane; any experiences to relate?
6 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Mar 22, 2024Fascinating 60 Minutes episode about using ultrasound to open up the blood brain barrier to allow ALZ meds in to work.
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