Tag: medication
- April 1 - 7 Was National Medication Safety Week It’s important to learn how to use your medicines safely to avoid unwanted side effects and interactions - especially as you age. The older you get, the more likely you are to be taking additional medicines (prescription and over-the-counter) which can increase your chance of having [...]
- The Importance of Medication Adherence If you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol your doctor may prescribe you a statin medication to help manage it. But getting that prescription is just half the battle. Millennium Physician Group Clinical Pharmacist Brittany Orr explains how to harness the full power of your prescription. “When you think about statins, [...]
- Harnessing the Full Power of Your Prescriptions If you’re one of the millions of Americans prescribed medication for a chronic health condition, you might be doing something wrong. You visit your doctor and get a prescription, but do you actually fill it and finish taking it? Turns out, getting that prescription from your doctor is [...]
Opioid Pain Medication Legislation Effective on July 1st, 2018, the state of Florida enacted new legislation regarding the prescribing of opioid pain medication to help reduce the amount of unnecessary opioid prescriptions and to assist in the recovery efforts of patients with addiction to opioid pills. Millennium Physician Group is here to help you understand […]