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Medications: Use Them Safely

When Jerry, age 71, came home from the drug store with his latest medication, he placed all his pill bottles on the kitchen counter and counted them. “I take seven different medications,” he said to his wife. “We need a...

 
 

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Most Recent Medications Articles

Medication Schedules
Frequently asked questions:What does “twice a day” mean?Take your dose every 10 to 12 hours.What does “three times a day” mean? Take your doses approximately 8 hours apart.What does “four times a day” mean? Take your...
Antidepressant Medications
Depression is a treatable condition. In many cases, treatment plans combine therapy and medication. The kind of depression that will most likely benefit from treatment with antidepressant medications is more than just "the blues," rather it is a...
Special Considerations for Children
Studies consistently show that about 15% of the U.S. population below age 18 suffer from a psychiatric condition that compromises their ability to function. These conditions can be helped. In some cases, treatment plans combine therapy and...
Special Considerations for the Elderly
People who are over the age of 65 typically have more medical problems and often are taking medications for more than one of these problems--and so the possibility of negative drug interactions is higher. In addition, they tend to be more sensitive...
What Medications Can Offer
Just as aspirin can reduce a fever without clearing up the infection that causes it, psychotherapeutic medications act by controlling symptoms. Like most drugs used in medicine, they correct or compensate for some malfunction in the body....
The Dangers of Self-Medication
Self-medication can be dangerous. Interpretation of both signs and symptoms of the illness and side-effects are jobs for the professional. For all cases, the prescription and management of medication must be done by a responsible physician working...