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As you age and your health changes – for better or for worse – the medicines you take will change too.
Work with your doctor to make sure you are taking the right drugs at the right doses at the right time. Prescription checkups can help you avoid side affects that can make you miserable.

Most health providers are well-intentioned and caring. But they’re also often lacking the time, resources, and supportive systems they need to be more careful about medications. If you’re an older adult, or if you’re involved in the medical care of an aging relative, what can you do?

Any practicing pharmacist like myself will most likely encounter multiple patients with potential polypharmacy problems on a daily basis. The…

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What were the most popular stories we published in 2018? Our Top 10 includes two stories on drugs that have…

Deprescribing of inappropriate medications to seniors is more effective if pharmacists work with doctors and patients are educated about potentially…

Two out of three older adults would like to decrease the number of medications they are taking, according to a…

Millions of seniors that take herbal supplements in addition to prescription drugs may be at risk for potentially serious supplement-drug…

Despite efforts to reduce the use of prescription opioids, a significant number of seniors continue to take them, and an…

If you think you are taking too many drugs, you may be a candidate for deprescribing. Learn the benefits of…