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Help With Meds Times
Took 3rd Covid booster and ended up in CCU for 10 days. Been in hospital four times since. Need to clarify what meds to take when. Tried PP and pharmacy...no real help. I have been prescribed Carvedilol, Pepcid, hydrocodone, transxene, Procardia, pantaprozol and Carafate.
How is the best to take,? Get different from each doctor. Still have bad indigestion.
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@gratchford most pharmacies in Canada will make up blister packs of all your medications indicating morning, afternoon, evening, etc.m if you request this service. That makes it easier to keep track of your dosage and times. Here’s one example:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mUsvdeSVoKY
All pharmacists also go over medications with the patient, advising when to take them, how to take them, and also what to avoid when you are on them. You could check with your pharmacy where you live.
@gratchford Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! This is an important question to ask, definitely, about when to take certain medications.
Here is a link to the National Institure on Aging, and what they have to say about it: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/medicines-and-medication-management/taking-medicines-safely-you-age#:~:text=Some%20medications%20need%20to%20be,two%20hours%20after%20you%20eat.
Do you use the same pharmacy for all your prescription medications? Ask to speak to the pharmacist, and take in your list of both over-the-counter and prescription meds. Explain you need some guidance to make sure you are getting the best benefits of all these, and not suffer unneeded side effects. Perhaps putting it this way will trigger that person to want to help you. A source I have also used is https://www.drugs.com/
Years ago I lived in an area where the pharmacist at a chain drugstore was actually a doctor from South Africa. He was so helpful in counseling us customers! He even caught a few "no-no"s for me! I miss having him to bounce ideas off of.
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4 ReactionsYes, we use the same pharmacy about a mile from us, but it is a Walmart Neighborhood Market and personnell change like I change socks.
We have another we have called for an appointment and she says she will sit with us for as long as we need. Our PCP is okay, but since the Covid booster almost killed my wife, she has been to 23 specialist including Duke University and cannot get the symptoms to go away...mainly a neuro paint all across her back that feels like "an open sore" as she describes it.
Thanks for your help. Next step is University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. See what they can find.
Gene