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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
Do any of your caregivers take medication (anti-depressants) to help you be a caregiver?
51 Answerslealonnie1 Replied Mar 30, 2024During 2-day hospital stay mom started having scary hallucinations that have not stopped (ex. devil, murder, blood, scary people). Advice?
3 AnswersDjfsassy Answered Mar 28, 2024My husband wants to go to bed at 7:30 pm. He has dementia and wakes anyway from 12 to 2am with restlessness and hyperventilating. I push him to stay up til 9, but he gets very agitated.
4 Answersfunkygrandma59 Answered Mar 28, 2024What are your thoughts/experiences with Rexulti?
1 AnswerNeedHelpWithMom Answered Mar 27, 2024
Medications Discussions
Medical 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.
5 CommentsSendhelp Commented Jan 15, 2024Very interesting new Alzheimer’s study.
2 CommentsBeatty Commented Aug 2023Had the dreaded colonoscopy.
7 CommentsFawnby Commented Jul 2023
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