{"id":21798,"date":"2023-06-27T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/?p=21798"},"modified":"2023-06-23T14:17:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T18:17:03","slug":"helping-loved-ones-manage-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/helping-loved-ones-manage-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Our Loved Ones Manage Medication"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>As our loved ones age, their ability to manage their medication may be compromised &#8211; by age, illness, poor memory, failing eyesight or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The greater the number of medications, the higher the likelihood that they may become overwhelmed or make mistakes. These mistakes can\u00a0be life-threatening. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, medication non-adherence is a problem that causes more than one-third of medicine-related hospitalizations and nearly 125,000 U.S. deaths each year. Here are some tips to ensure that your loved one is safe when it comes to medication:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>-Maintain a list of all of the medications that your loved one is taking. This list should include prescription and non-prescription medications, the time of day that each is taken and the dosage. It may be helpful to include a physical description of each medication.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-Put a copy of the list in your loved one\u2019s wallet and in your own. In case of an emergency it is always better if the list can be readily accessed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>-Check labels for accuracy in patient name, medication, dosage and expiration dates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-Establish a system to organize medication and dosage, such as a weekly pill box set or electronic dispenser.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-Inquire of the physician or pharmacist about restrictions, interactions or customary side effects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-Make sure your loved one visits his or her primary care physician at least annually. Bring the list of medications and review it with the doctor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As our loved ones age, their ability to manage their medication may be compromised &#8211; by age, illness, poor memory, failing eyesight or otherwise. &nbsp; The greater the number of medications, the higher the likelihood that they may become overwhelmed or make mistakes. These mistakes can\u00a0be life-threatening. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, medication non-adherence&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_2197812113.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_2197812113.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"berwitzandditata","author_link":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/author\/berwitzandditata\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}