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Overmedication with cancer and other conditions

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Sep 23, 2018 | Replies (62)

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@colleenyoung

Great discussion topic, Maureen. I cross-posted the thread in the other cancer groups too. I'd like to bring @hopeful33250 @allisonsnow @cindylb @travelgirl @nogginquest into this discussion about the "tangle of medications" one can get into living and aging with cancer.

With respect to medication interactions, I think pharmacists, especially oncology pharmacists, are a key person in your cancer care team. They have oversight over all the drugs you take, regardless of which specialty prescribed them. And they know about interactions. Maureen - how do you coordinate prescriptions as prescribed by different doctors? Does your GP work with you to discuss interactions, etc? My uncle was recently transferred to a geriatrician, who reduced his medications by about a third - medications he no longer needed, but no one had the oversight "position" in managing his care.

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This is outstanding information. Thank you for sharing! Iam passing this valuable information with others outside Cancer Connect.

At the moment I get meds from my GP and the pharmacy next door. I take a lot of meds to manage the aftereffects of cancer treatment but seem to tolerate them very well. But I have friends (we're in our early 70s now) and fellow head and neck cancer patients who really suffer from over-medication - or just getting the balance right.