Tag: prescriptions
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Why You Should Keep Track of Your Personal Medical History
What does your “personal medical history” mean? Personal medical history encompasses various components that together offer a detailed overview of your health over time. It includes information about past illnesses, such as childhood diseases, infections, and chronic conditions like asthma or hypertension. Surgeries and hospitalizations are also key elements, with details on the type of…
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Drug-drug Interactions: What you should know.
Drug-drug interactions happen when two medicines affect each other’s performance when taken together. These interactions can change how well the medicines work, either making them stronger or weaker, or they can cause unexpected side effects. Sometimes, they might even lead to new effects that wouldn’t occur if each medicine was taken on its own.
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Your Doctor’s Biggest Worry: Drug Adherence.
What is your doctor’s biggest worry about their patients? It’s something called “drug adherence”. In simple terms, it’s whether or not someone is taking their medication on time, and as prescribed. It can mean all the difference in someone getting better or worse. Starting and then stopping a medication can sometimes lead to disastrous side…
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How to Make the Most of Your Doctor’s Visit
Going to the doctor takes way too much time out of your day, sitting in waiting rooms and then in the office and then you get 5 minutes to get all your questions answered and your symptoms treated. To make the most of your valuable time, here are some of the best ways to approach…
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Everything You Need to Know About Drug Interactions
Drug interactions occur when two or more drugs, or a drug and another substance, interact in a way that changes the effect of one or both drugs. This can result in a decrease or increase in the effectiveness of the drugs, or lead to unexpected side effects.
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