Medicine Cabinet Check-Up

Medication Cvs  If you've reached a certain age there's a good chance you take more than one medication and that can sometimes add up to trouble. Pharmacists are ready to help you sort it all out and make sure you're taking just what the doctor ordered.
by Kesshia Peyton
Published: Tue, June 30, 2009 - 6:50 am CST Last Updated: Tue, June 30, 2009 - 6:55 am CST
If you've reached a certain age, there's a good chance you take more than one medication and that can sometimes add up to trouble. Pharmacists are ready to help you sort it all out and make sure you're taking just what the doctor ordered.
"There's a lot of barriers for patients to taking their medication correctly, but it definitely, I would say, is a problem that affects elderly people a lot more because they're taking so many medications," said pharmacist Christina Guthenberg.
But there are things you can do to make sure you're not crossing the fine line between health and harm.
Start in your own home and toss expired medications - don't use them.
Next, explore the Medscape Drug Interaction Checker (www.medscape.com/druginfo/druginterchecker). List your medications, press a button, and see how you're doing. Also, just ask your pharmacist. Bring everything you got.
"We're talking about every medication that they take, so it could be a prescription, it could be a non-prescription, and then we usually like to ask them about even supplements they might take," said Guthenberg.
CVS has partnered with the National Council on Aging to present medication-checking events.
If you missed one, check with your own pharmacist for a consultation.
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Well, you could drink it if the septic tank grinder system would be located in an area where you could drink the well water.  Give it a rest.

You were not clear, your post read DRINKING WATER. Good luck with all that.

southfan1981 - I know what I said but no one over here drinks any water coming out of this ground unless you like sulpher.  I was only telling you want the septic tank grinder brochure says.

Goneisland2 “Besides I have a new fangled septic tank that converts everything to clean drinking water at the end of our three acres.”

rmseek1234 the water comes up out of the ground in a sprinkler and we water the yard with it.  I live in Moss Point and we only use bottled water for drinking and cooking.

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Ewwwww! Please tell me,goneisland,that you are not capturing that “clean” sewer water for consumption.

Ah yes. I never knew how good vinegar and water would work as a cleaner until I tried it. Once I tried it the smell reminded me of my great-grandmothers, so I am guessing that is what she used too. I like to use it because I do not have to worry about my daughter going up and touching the surface right after I clean it with Lysol or what not. However, I am guilty of using OxiClean on my bathtub. :( Is that bad?

“Concern among scientists increased when fish in the Potomac River and elsewhere were found to have both male and female characteristics when exposed to estrogen-like substances, she says. For instance, some fish had both testes and an ovary, she says.”

My personal favorite is the paragraph stating they need to do more studies. HMmmmmmm Ask the men who used to hunt for frog legs in LA how much they are catching now.

As for all those chemicals people flush down the drains, vinegar and baking soda clean nearly anything!

http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=87781


Many more studies and web sites on this subject.

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