Checking Your Med.'s to Prevent Medication Errors & Medication News

With so many people today taking so many medications, it pays for all of us to be very careful, so that mistakes are caught before we take them! Make sure that you know from the Dr. to the Pharmicist the following...
"What are the brand and generic names of the medications?
What does it look like?
Why am I taking it?
How much should I take, and how often?
When is the best time to take it?
How long will I need to take it?
What side effects should I expect, and what should I do if they happen?
What should I do if I miss a dose?
Does this interact with my other medications or any foods?
Does this replace anything else I was taking?
Where and how do I store this medicine?"

www.health.harvard.edu

"Mail Order Drugs Could Save U.S. Billions - Study"

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_26106.html

"Ordering prescription drugs by mail rather than at a store pharmacy could save the nation's insurance program for the elderly and disabled up to $86 billion over 10 years, a study released on Tuesday found."

How do you get your Vitamins?!
"Eat Vitamins, Not Pills?"

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_26118.html

"On the surface, it makes all the sense in the world: Since fruits, vegetables, and fish contain loads of healthy nutrients, why not isolate those vitamins, put them in pills, and gobble them up? And wouldn't more be better?"

Wanted to bring this one back up for it is so important with all of us taking different meds or same meds but different dosages?

Heidi