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What You Should Know when it Comes to Medication Safety

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What You Should Know when it Comes to Medication Safety

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  1. What You Should Know when it Comes to Medication Safety

  2. Medications are prescribed to have a specific effect on your body, such as lowering blood pressure or decreasing blood sugar levels. While the “perfect” drug would only take effect on the intended problem, this is never the case. Besides the positive effects of a drug, there are also negative (or adverse) reactions that may occur. In the US, there are over 2 million serious adverse drug reactions (ADR) each year and 100,000 people die each year from adverse drug effects making ADR’s the 4th most common cause of death in the US 1.

  3. The more medications you take, the greater the possibility of adverse effects. This can be due to taking more than one medication for the same condition, or an interaction that occurs between 2 or more medications. The older you are, the more exaggerated the negative effects may be, especially during the first few weeks after starting a new therapy. Often, after some time, your body will adjust to the new medication, and some of the negative effects may lessen or even subside.

  4. As healthcare professionals, we want our patients to succeed in their health! By taking ownership of your medications you can be empowered and take charge of how you feel in partnership with your healthcare team. Here are some questions you should ask yourself when it comes to your medications:

  5. Why am I taking this medication? How does it work? What outcomes can I expect (positive and negative)

  6. For instance, if you take medication for high blood pressure, be familiar with what your goal blood pressure should be. For some people, their blood pressure is higher than usual when taken at the doctor’s office (some people get nervous or agitated by waiting a long time). If you think that is the case, take your blood pressure at home, when you are calm and in your usual routine. Keep a diary, so you can accurately report your blood pressure readings to your healthcare provider at your next appointment. If the medication prescribed is not achieving its purpose, it is not effective in preventing disease progression.

  7. Any new medication should be started when you will be at home, so that any negative effects will occur while you are comfortable and home. Report any adverse effects that are uncomfortable or intolerable to your pharmacist or prescriber.

  8. Apps that we like when it comes to learning more about medication safety include: Pocket Pharmacist iPharmacy Thanks for tuning in and let us know in the comments below what you think and if you have specific experiences to share about what works for your and what didn’t work for you please share in the comments section!

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  10. For more tips on medication safety check out these sites: http://www.consumermedsafety.org/ http://www.ismp.org/

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