Senior Safety: Prescription Drugs That Raise the Risk of Falls

What comes to mind when you think about fall prevention for older family members? Putting more lights in the home? Eliminating clutter and other tripping hazards? Keeping floors dry and clean? These are all important elements of fall prevention, but there is another common culprit to be aware of: prescription drugs that raise the risk […]

How to Work With Your Pharmacist to Learn About a New Medication

You have just left the doctor’s office with Mom. The doctor is forwarding a new medication to the drug store that should be ready as soon as you get there. You plan to zip through the drive-through window, grab the medication, and take Mom to lunch. But is there a step you’re missing? When a […]

Medication Compliance: How to Help Seniors Take the Meds They Need

“I’m healthy as a horse. I don’t need that medication.” If you’ve heard a senior relative proclaim this or any other sentiment to make a case for refusing to take prescribed medication, you understand how frustrating and concerning it is. There are numerous reasons someone may balk at following doctors’ instructions, from denial to Alzheimer’s […]

Senior Safety: Important Questions to Ask Your Pharmacist

They call it “running” errands for a reason – we tend to want to get through them as quickly as possible! However, when it comes to picking up prescription medications, slowing down and spending more time to talk with the pharmacist, versus hurrying through the drive-through, is very important – particularly for older adults who […]

Why a Regular Medication Inventory Is Beneficial for Seniors

“Take 2 hours after eating. Avoid exposure to sunlight while taking this medication.” “Take on an empty stomach. Do not take with aspirin.” “Take twice each day with meals and a full glass of water. Could potentially cause excessive drowsiness.” Just picture attempting to successfully juggle many medications, from a variety of doctors, taken at […]

Live Free Shares Information You Need to Know on Prescription and Vitamin Interactions

“Always take your vitamins!” How frequently have we been told about the need to make certain we meet the daily recommended requirement for the wide range of vitamin and mineral supplements that are meant to keep us healthy and well? What we hear less often, though, is the risk in combining particular medicines with over-the-counter […]

Try These Tricks to Make Medication Management Less Scary!

While we know that medications are very often life-saving, we’ve also heard plenty of alarming stories of patients who mistakenly received an incorrect medication – either because of a miscommunication with the prescribing physician or the pharmacy. Yet there’s inherent risk to taking any medication: substance misuse. Just as it would be extremely dangerous to […]

Cancer Care Tips: How to Reduce the Side Effects of Chemo

Chemo can be a lifesaver, and is used to treat over half a million U.S. citizens each year; but as miraculous as this treatment plan might be, it’s not without potential risks and often difficult unwanted effects. Live Free Home Health Care, top providers of New Hampshire home care services, shares some of the most […]

Medication Management Made Easy Following a Hospital Stay

Following surgery or a hospital stay, patients will likely have a medication regimen that needs to be closely followed in order to recover more quickly. However, managing medications can be difficult given the nature of the surgery or illness, and improper medication adherence can lead to re-hospitalization. The following tips can help patients and their […]

Problems with Medication Adherence

While many people may think they are following the rules when it comes to their prescriptions, medication adherence mistakes happen frequently. In fact, more than 125,000 people die each year due to prescription medication non-adherence, twice the number killed in car accidents. These mistakes include: Failure to fill or refill a prescription Missing one or […]