{"id":7297,"date":"2023-11-16T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carebuildersathome.com\/minnesota\/?p=7297"},"modified":"2023-11-15T21:27:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T02:27:50","slug":"personal-care-at-home-what-to-learn-about-a-new-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carebuildersathome.com\/minnesota\/blog\/personal-care-at-home-what-to-learn-about-a-new-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Learn About a New Medication"},"content":{"rendered":"

Medication is one of the primary tools our society uses to manage or prevent illnesses and health complications. They can be prescribed to your loved one after meeting with a physician or they can be purchased over-the-counter (OTC) for use by the general public as needed. And while medications are meant to improve someone\u2019s health, without proper care and management, they can end up doing more harm than good.<\/p>\n

If your elderly loved one has been prescribed a new medication (or recommended to start taking a new OTC medication), you and your loved one should have a thorough discussion with her doctor before she even picks up the first dosage from the pharmacist. These conversations are not meant to question the doctor\u2019s wisdom but to help ensure that both you and her doctor are fully aware of all of the information needed to make the best decision. If your loved one receives personal care at home<\/a> from a trained provider, providing them with this information is also key so that they can ensure your parent is following instruction.<\/p>\n

Here are some questions to have answered any time your loved one has to start taking a new medication, whether it\u2019s short-term or long-term.<\/p>\n