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Safe Medication Use for Seniors: Everything You Need to Know

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As a person ages, they frequently begin to require more medications to manage their medical conditions and maintain their physical health. Currently, over two-thirds of adults over the age of 65 take at least one or more types of medications a day. Additionally, many of these seniors take more than three medications at varying times [...]

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Top 10 Guidelines for Safe Use of Prescription Drugs

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Every time an individual consumes drugs, foods, fluids or other substances, they have to be broken down by the body before they can be absorbed into the system. Waste products produced from the consumption are assimilated and cleared from the body through various organs such as the kidney and liver. When doctors prescribe medicine, patients [...]

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Insomnia info: Rozerem is a sleeplessness treatment in its very own class

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Long-term sufferers of insomnia who have not found lasting relief from such sleep aids as Ambien or Sonta should consider researching Rozerem, the only medication of its type approved in the treatment of sleeplessness. Rozerem (ramelteon) is the first of a new class of insomnia drugs: melatonin receptor agonists. These are similar to the naturally-produced [...]

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Take a look at the pharmacy that fed Michael Jackson’s $48K per month drug habit

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Reports have surfaced that pop superstar Michael Jackson was spending as much as $48,000 per month on prescription drugs, including Demerol and Diprivan. A sidelight of this story is the pharmacy that news reports say filled and delivered many of those orders: Mickey Fine Pharmacy & Grill in Beverly Hills. Mickey Fine is a pretty [...]

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Seniors must be vigilant about drug interaction risk

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Researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center report in the Dec. 24/31, 2008 issue of JAMA that more than half of older Americans take five or more prescription medications — and that an alarming number of these seniors risk harmful drug interactions. We’ve warned of drug interactions here before — and have recommended sites [...]

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Today Show on rising U.S. prescription drug use

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Dr. Nancy Snyderman of the Today Show reported this morning on the growing number of Americans who use prescription drugs, and in many cases several prescription drugs, to treat chronic illnesses. One of the issues the report raises is the importance of being aware of potential drug interactions; be sure to talk with your doctor [...]

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Should you trust Wikipedia’s prescription drug information?

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We assume that eDrugSearch.com users already take Wikipedia with a grain of salt, but just in case you needed some further convincing: AttorneyatLaw.com reports that Wikipedia entries on prescription drugs “may exclude important information about life-threatening side effects and drug interactions,” according to researchers from Nova Southeastern University in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. As you [...]

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Wyeth v. Levine update

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From the Wall Street Journal Law Blog: After the arguments wrapped up in Wyeth v. Levine…we called around and spoke to a couple lawyers who were present at the scene. Based on those convos, and an AP report, we were able to cobble together an overview of the back-and-forthing… …the Justices took issue with Wyeth’s [...]

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CBS News reports on Heparin, Chantix deaths

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As reported by CBS News, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices says that deaths linked to prescription medications, such as Chantix and Heparin, have hit an all-time high. Here’s the report by Sharyl Attkisson:

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10 tips for safer prescription drug use

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Tens of thousands of Americans die every year from adverse prescription drug reactions — sometimes from an overdose, other times from an unexpected side effect, and often from taking the wrong combination of drugs. We have written before about the promise of Web sites like PharmaSurveyor and DoubleCheckMD, which help people to check the safety [...]

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