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My mom is too drowsy on medication. Is there any solution other than stopping the medication?

Comment by MsMadge

What are the OTC drug interactions with Aricept and/or Namenda?

Comment by JessieBelle

Anyone stopped a "statin drug" on an elderly person and noticed an improvement in their mental status?

Comment by Invisible

Why does the nurse practitioner at my father's nursing home give him an antidepressant to increase his appetite and gain weight?

Comment by disgustedtoo

How do I go about getting help paying for prescriptions for my elderly mother that Medicare won't pay for?

Comment by GardenArtist

How do you stop Alzheimer's medications?

Comment by jeannegibbs

Does prednisone medicine cause diarrhea?

Comment by Janlyn

My 94-year-old father has end stage arthritis (bone on bone) in both shoulders and needs pain medication at certain times. How can I get the facility to follow this?

Comment by MACinCT

What's the difference between oral pain medications and pain pumps?

Asked by dorian007

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What locking medication storage is best?

Comment by Scudding

Laxative abuse.

Comment by cetude

My mother is not senile (yet), but we are having the hardest time making sure she takes the medications that her doctors prescribe.

Comment by moecam

I was reading the leaflet from the pharmacy about Seroquel.

Comment by Sunnygirl1

Comment by cwillie

The "blood-brain barrier" talk, and when to question it.

Comment by BarbBrooklyn

I think my bipolar mom stopped taking her meds, please help!

Comment by Syringa

Targeted advertising to members.

Comment by freqflyer

Massive killer/death of the mind.

Comment by SerenityCarlos

Study shows that acetominophen can reduce empathy for others

Comment by Veronica91

When pharmaceutical companies stop making a pill that has worked great for many years.

Comment by freqflyer