Here is a very, very important article from Mark Stibich, Ph.D.
Seniors take a lot of medications, and those medications, if not closely monitored, can interact and cause problems...big problems. In fact, around 4% of seniors are in danger of harmful drug interactions.
Let’s look more in-depth at seniors, medications and potential problems (and give some ideas about how to protect yourself).
How much medication are seniors taking? Lots. Almost all seniors (defined in the study below as anyone over the age of 57) take some kind of medication. To be more precise, 91% of seniors take some kind of medication regularly (81% of seniors take a prescription medication regularly). But that is just the tip of the iceberg. Click here to finish reading this very important piece.
Are your parents taking lots of medications? Do you think they take them as directed? Do you think they skip some now and then, due to the cost?
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