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ME DICAT ION MANAGE ME NT T he c ha lle ng e of ma na g ing e ve r c ha ng ing me dic a tion re g ime ns

CL AR A CHAMBE R S, PHAR MD VE T E R ANS AF F AIR S HOME BASE D PR IMAR Y CAR E

ME DICAT ION L IST S

 Me dic ation lists should inc lude any me dic ations pre sc ribe d by a provide r, ove r-the -c ounte r me dic ations and supple me nts  the name of the me dic ation/ vitamin or he rbal supple me nt  the dose you are ac tually taking  the time of day you are taking the me dic ation  L ist any alle rgic re ac tions (alle rgie s) or side e ffe c ts you have had to me dic ations in the past

O RG ANI ZI NG MEDI C AT I O NS

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OVE R- T HE

• COUNT

E R ME DICAT IONS

 T his is a te r m use d to de sc r ibe the me dic ations you c an pur c hase at the loc al mar ke t or dr ug stor e without a pr e sc r iptions  Stomac h and bowe l me ds  Cough and c old pr

• duc ts

 Sle e p aids  Pa in re lie ve rs

OVE R- T HE COUNT E R ME DICAT IONS

 Re c omme nd talking with a phar mac ist about possible inte r ac tions whe n buying any of the se me dic ations  T he se me dic ations may also make othe r he alth issue symptoms worse  E x: Be nadr yl, may c ause you to r e tain ur ine , be c ome c onstipate d, have me mor y issue s and c ould pote ntially inc re a se your risk for falls

HE RBAL AND F OOD SUPPL E ME NT S

 Supple me nts c ome in a var ie ty of for ms  Mine r als (magne sium c itr ate ), multivita mins, vitamins (vita min C) and othe r die tar y supple me nts (CoE nzyme Q10, fish oils, gluc osamine )  Var ious juic e s fall into this c ate gor y if the pr

• duc t c ontains

vitamins and othe r supple me nts  Re c omme nd you spe ak with a phar mac ist pr ior to pur c hasing the se pr

• duc ts to find out if the r

e is a r isk of inte r ac ting with your

• the r

pr e sc r ibe d me dic ations

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 Some manufac tur e r s ha ve r e c e ive d approva l to pla c e USP on the produc t labe ls  Whe n possible would re c omme nd buying produc ts with this logo on the labe l  At pre se nt the se are the following c ompanie s whic h have sought USP approval (Nature Made , Kirkland Signature and T ruNature )

USP

What doe s the USP ve rifie d mark te ll you?  T he produc t c ontains the ingre die nts liste d on the labe l, in the state d pote nc y and amount  Doe s not c ontain harmful le ve ls of c ontaminants  Has be e n made using safe , sanitary and we ll- c ontrolle d manufac turing prac tic e s ac c ording the F DA and USP guide line  At pre se nt Nature Made , Kirkland Signature and T ruNature produc ts have USP logo on the labe l

HE RBAL AND F OOD SUPPL E ME NT S

 R e c omme nd staying with the same manufac tur e r if you find a produc t that works for you due to the fac t produc ts may vary  R e c omme nd you inc lude the brand name and manufac ture r for those supple me nts with se ve ral ingre die nts on your me d list  T his he lps with re vie wing for possible inte rac tions with othe r me dic ations  Ne e d to watc h for duplic ate ingre die nts, may e xc e e d daily re c omme nde d amounts

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ST ORAGE

 Whe re you ke e p your me dic ations is ve ry important  R e c omme nd dark and c ool are a  Do not re c omme nd storing me ds in the re frige rator (unle ss told to do so), above the stove or in the bathroom  Me dic ations c an be c ome le ss e ffe c tive if the te mpe rature is too c old, too hot or the are a is humid  Most manufac ture s re c omme nd ke e ping me ds store d in an are a in whic h the te mpe rature is be twe e n 65 to low 80s, the le ss humidity the be tte r

ST ORAGE

 Re c omme nd ke e ping pr e sc r iptions and pr

• duc ts you ar

e not using in anothe r ar e a to avoid mistake s  Whe n possible r e c omme nd de str

• ying the old me ds/ pr
• duc ts

 T he r e ar e a var ie ty of pr

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ams whic h assist w/ de str uc tion  You may ne e d to mail the pr

• duc ts in to be de str
• ye d in

some c ase s  Most loc al law e nfor c e me nt offic e s have a dr

• p box

de signate d for

• ld pr

e sc r iptions