How often has this happened to you: You pick up a prescription at the pharmacy and later realize you have questions about something in the directions or warnings. Or you buy an over-the-counter (OTC) drug but aren’t sure about the correct dosage after reading the label. That’s where pharmacists come in. Whether at your local… Continue reading How Pharmacists Can Help You
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Six Tips to Improve Communication With Your Pharmacist
This year, an estimated 4.5 billion prescriptions filled will be in the U.S., and with about half of consumers taking at least one prescription medication within the next 30-days. In fact, according to a recent JD Power study only 10% of people talk to their pharmacist when picking up their medications. To help improve communication… Continue reading Six Tips to Improve Communication With Your Pharmacist
Filling Prescriptions during the Pandemic
In these uncertain times, staying healthy is a priority for everyone. The last thing anyone should worry about is filling and receiving prescriptions, especially if you rely on them to treat serious or chronic conditions. Here, doctors and pharmacists fromScripta Insights, a healthcare IT solution and employee benefit, offer tips that will help you get… Continue reading Filling Prescriptions during the Pandemic
Study: Telehealth Could Be Lifesaver for Hypertension Patients
People enrolled in a pharmacist-led telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure were about half as likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to those who received routine primary care, according to new research published in Hypertension, an American Heart Association (AHA) journal. Researchers, led by study author Karen L. Margolis, M.D., M.P.H.,… Continue reading Study: Telehealth Could Be Lifesaver for Hypertension Patients
Living with Type 2 Diabetes? Be Sure to Add These Specialists to Your Health-Care Team
Diabetes is a complicated condition. It doesn’t just affect your blood glucose level and insulin sensitivity; it affects every part of your body, from your mind to your stomach to your toes. And to stay as healthy as possible, you need to keep all those important parts in good working order. For that reason, people… Continue reading Living with Type 2 Diabetes? Be Sure to Add These Specialists to Your Health-Care Team
7 Things to Check Before You Leave The Pharmacy
Did you know that your pharmacist can work with you to help you take medications safely and reliably? Here are a few things to check when you fill a prescription, especially for a new medication: Make sure the label has your name on it and the directions from your doctor. If it doesn’t have directions,… Continue reading 7 Things to Check Before You Leave The Pharmacy
Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse
From the experts at SeniorHealth, a division of the National Institute on Aging, strategies on how to control potential drug abuse: Whether it’s prescription or illicit drugs, can have serious consequences, particularly for older adults. That is why prevention is key. However, there are many different reasons why people abuse drugs and become addicted to… Continue reading Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse
Your Medications and Your Driving
If you’ve ever worried about the effect your medications might have on your driving skill, the experts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( http://www.nhtsa.gov/) tell you what you need to know: For most people, driving represents freedom, control and independence. Driving enables most people to get to the places they want or need… Continue reading Your Medications and Your Driving
5 Ways to Be Smart About Prescription Drugs
With 4 in 10 Americans regularly taking a prescription medication and nearly $260 billion spent by consumers on prescriptions in 2014, expert pharmacist Dr. Linda Bernstein, a spokesperson for FamilyWize, a price-comparison tool for prescription drugs, is offering the following tips to help consumers get healthier with their medications this year: Know what medicine you… Continue reading 5 Ways to Be Smart About Prescription Drugs
Hypertension Patients Benefit from Pharmacist Care
Patients with high blood pressure fare better when a pharmacist is part of their health-care team, according to new research from the University of Iowa. The investigators, who published their findings in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, showed that teams that included pharmacists gave more hands-on and tailored medication regimens to patients.… Continue reading Hypertension Patients Benefit from Pharmacist Care
5 Potentially Dangerous Medications in People 65 and Older
It’s no secret that our bodies change over time, but what you may not realize is that these changes can affect the way some drugs work in our bodies. In fact, by the time we hit 65, some drugs—whether prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) — may act differently in your body, but you might actually think… Continue reading 5 Potentially Dangerous Medications in People 65 and Older