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Reviewing your meds

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You have to do the homework yourself, no one at the busy pharmacy or busy doctor’s office has the time to research your meds and talk to you.

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@carmine100 That is why an annual medication review is so helpful. What I found useful was that the guidelines for some meds I had used for years have changed, so the pharmacists had some recommendations. As a result, with the agreement of my docs, a few meds were stopped, some dosages were altered and other meds were switched. I got rid of a couple irritating side effects too.

@carmine100 - 1. Do the research. 2. Make a complete list of your prescribed medications and OTC medications (including when you take them and the strength of each medication). 3. Make an appointment with a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD). Take 2 lists of your medication (one for you and one for your Doc) to your appointment and have your Doc review your list of medications while you are there. The PharmD I met with was recommended by the Doctor of Internal Medicine I have been going to for a number of years who is also a geriatric specialist (I'm old!). We spent 45 minutes going over my list and agreed that what I was doing was good for my various conditions. Face to face is the only way to get this right and it may be one of the best appointments you have ever made!