My stepmother had her hip replaced last week. After the surgery, she woke up in the recovery room and stayed overnight in the hospital. The next day she was lucky enough to be discharged directly back to her home instead of to the other option, a skilled nursing facility (AKA a nursing home) for several …
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My sister-in-law has a good friend, Carol, who is 75 years old and takes 15 prescription medicines, not counting her multivitamin or blood glucose test strips. Concerned that Carol could be taking too many medications, she asked me to help. Carol agreed to send me her current list of allergies, medical conditions and medicines. Over …
Q: I have exema on my hands. the medication (clobetasol) my Drs are gave me worked for a while. Now it just seems to keep it in check. I bought Bag Balm. I can see any directions on how to use it. Do I wear polyethaline gloves on the.. Seem that it might be messy …
Q: There’s a sticker on my prescription bottle that says not to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice. How long do I have to avoid grapefruit when taking my medicine? – Grapefruit Lover Some medications are best taken in a particular way: either with food, or taken before meals. Other medicines need to be refrigerated, …
Q: How can you tell if a medicine or supplement is helping you? Why does ibuprofen work to ease muscle aches in some people but when others try it, they don’t get any relief? Why can amoxicillin cause a life-threatening allergic reaction in some people but in others can save their life? We are amazingly …
Q: My doctor’s office wouldn’t refill my prescription over the phone; instead, they told me to contact my pharmacy. When I stopped in to pick up my refill the pharmacy told me they hadn’t heard back from the doctor yet, despite it being nearly a week since I’d requested it. When I called my doctor’s …
Do you prefer to use an ATM machine instead of parking your car, walking into the bank and standing in line to get cash? Would you rather push a couple buttons on your cell phone or go looking for a pay phone to put a couple of quarters into? Yeah, me too. These are examples …
My doctor’s office wouldn’t refill my prescription over the phone; instead, they told me to contact my pharmacy. When I stopped in to pick up my refill the pharmacy told me they hadn’t heard back from the doctor yet, despite it being nearly a week since I’d requested it. When I called my doctor’s office …
