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How to Get Seniors to Take Their Prescription Medications Safely
Many concerned adult children wonder how to get their aging loved ones to take their medications safely and effectively—and the ones that have not thought about medication management, probably should. Two-thirds of all seniors...Read entire article »
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MedSignals Helps Medication Management
Welcome to the February 4, 2008 edition of The Weekly Insider, our newsletter with quick updates on senior care tips, cool gadgets, new technology and must-have services. February 04, 2009 Medication Management MedSignals Helps Medication...Read entire article »
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iGuard Free Medication Tracking, Alerts & Online Community Forums
Welcome to the January 21, 2009 edition of The Weekly Insider, our newsletter with quick updates on senior care tips, cool gadgets, new tehcnology and must-have services. January 21, 2009 iGuard Free Medication Tracking,...Read entire article »
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Aging in Place Technology: Medication Management & Reminders
I admit it: I often forget to take my fish oil tablet, one of the several tactics my doctor recommends to drive down my bad cholesterol. It’s a fact of life; without constant medication...Read entire article »
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Polypharmacy & Seniors: Avoiding Drug Interactions
Polypharmacy refers to the taking of multiple drugs by a single patient. Doctors and clinicians usually use this term to refer to a problem which develops as a result of taking multiple drugs. As...Read entire article »
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Are Your Medications Putting You at Risk?
Did you know that adverse drug-related events in the Medicare population occur at a rate of approximately 5% per patient per year? Among seniors, there are more than 180,000 life-threatening or fatal adverse drug...Read entire article »
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Tablet Splitting: Saving Money or Causing Problems?
Tablet splitting can save money, especially for brand-name medicines that aren’t available as generics. Sometimes different strengths of the same medicine cost about the same. To save money, a doctor may write a prescription for...Read entire article »
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Face Sheet: Patient Information At-a-Glance
A face sheet is used by physicians, caregivers and care managers so that an individual’s health and medical requirements along with personal preferences are listed in an easy-to-use format. Download Gilbert Guide’s Face Sheet. ...Read entire article »
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Medication Tracker
Make sure all caregivers, physicians and pharmacists have the same patient information by keeping track of the medications you or a loved one takes. Download our easy-to-use Medication Tracker. The file is in a...Read entire article »
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What Is...a Face Sheet?
A face sheet is a document that gives a patient’s information at a quick glance. Face sheets can include contact details, a brief medical history and the patient’s level of functioning, along with patient preferences...Read entire article »
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Side Effects of Common Medications & How They Affect the Aging Body
Last month we discussed how our bodies change as we age. Aging also makes us more prone to having side effects from medications. So what medications should be avoided in the elderly? Dr. Mark Beers,...Read entire article »
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