Shared from dailycaring.com.
Pharmacists are trusted experts who can explain what medications are for, how to take them, and if there are potential drug interactions or side effects. Talking with them about your older adult’s medication helps keep them healthy and feeling as good as possible. Walgreens shares 8 important questions to ask the pharmacist when your older adult gets a new prescription.
Have you ever gotten a new prescription for your older adult only to get home and realize you don’t know how they should take it or what it’s for?
About half of the 3.8 billion prescriptions in the U.S. are taken incorrectly. This includes mistakes around timing, dosage, frequency, and duration.
Avoid misunderstandings about medications by reaching out to a pharmacist. Surveys have found that pharmacists come out on top as one of the most trusted healthcare professionals.
Think of the pharmacist as part of your older adult’s care team.