Do You Really Know What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet?
Posted by MyMedicalRecords | Filed under Drug Interactions, Medications, Prescription Drugs
MyMedicalRecords.com can help you avoid drug interactions.
Think about the number of different medications your family members take. You may have a prescription from one doctor and a second prescription from another. On top of that you might be using over-the-counter medications, such as pain relievers, and maybe even trying to boost your health with herbal supplements.
The problem is that mixing medications without understanding the potential interactions between them can be harmful to your health.
In fact, a recent study by the Archives of Internal Medicine found a shocking 564 percent increase in at-home medication fatalities using prescription and over-the-counter drugs. This is compared to 5 percent in the clinical setting. The study cited the tragic death last year of Oscar-winning actor Health Ledger, who died from an accidental prescription-drug overdose in his New York City apartment.
According to David P. Phillips of the University of California at San Diego, the cited study’s principal author,
“The amount of medical supervision is going down and the amount of responsibility put on the patient’s shoulders
is going up.”
So what can you do to protect yourself and your family from potentially tragic drug-related interactions? The “Drug Interaction” tool built right into your MyMedicalRecords.com account is one great answer.
The Drug Interaction reference lets you quickly check for interactions on more than 20,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and even some herbal supplements. You can easily access the feature from within the My Prescriptions section of your account and also from the Home page: www.mymedicalrecords.com. In fact, if you’re not yet a MMR subscriber you can take advantage of a special free trial offer.
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