Medication for Seniors

Do have a Senior Loved One that is in need of prescription medication? You’ve come to the right place with our Medication for Seniors Learning Center that will guide you through what you need to know. Find Treating Alzheimer’s Disease, Lowering Your Prescription Costs, Buying Medications Online, Prescription Drugs for Treating the Flu,  and much, much more.

Learn, Discover and Empower Yourself So That You Can Make the Best Decision Possible For Your Loved One.

Alzheimer’s Disease Prescription Drug Comparison

When someone has Alzheimer's disease, nerve cells and vital chemicals in the brain are lost over time. This occurs in…

11 years ago

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's Disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., well below the leaders of heart disease, cancer…

12 years ago

Medications To Avoid For Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Medications and Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease – What to Avoid by Gaby T. Thai, M.D. Doctors are often asked whether…

12 years ago

Drugs For Treating The Flu

Health care providers can prescribe medicines to help fight the flu. These medicines are called antivirals and can be taken…

13 years ago

Tips on How To Lower Your Prescription Costs

Prescription drugs can be very expensive, even if you use your health insurance. Due to the increasing cost of prescription…

13 years ago

Tips When Buying Medicines Online

Buying your medicine online can be easy. Just make sure you do it safely.   The Internet has changed the way…

13 years ago

Medications and older people

People ages 65 and older consume more prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines than any other age group, according to the…

13 years ago

Understanding your new prescription

Before you leave your doctor's office with a new prescription, make sure you fully understand how to take the drug…

13 years ago

Medicine and Special Needs

Arthritis, poor eyesight, and memory lapses can make it difficult for some older people to take their medications correctly. Studies…

13 years ago

10 Things To Know About Generic Drugs

Have you ever considered taking a generic drug versus a brand name drug? If your answer is yes, you might…

13 years ago

Use Caution with Over-the-Counter Creams, Ointments

Acne, cough due to a cold, athlete's foot, hemorrhoids, itching from insect bites, and minor aches and pains of muscles…

13 years ago

Alzheimer’s Disease Medications Fact Sheet

The Food and Drug Administration has approved certain prescription drugs for Alzheimer's patients. Treating the symptoms of AD can provide…

13 years ago

Serious Side Effects with Cancer Pain Drug

After receiving reports of deaths and other serious side effects, FDA is alerting consumers and health care professionals to concerns…

13 years ago

Heart Disease and Medications

Sometimes, medications may be needed to help prevent or control coronary heart disease (CHD) and so reduce the risk of…

13 years ago

Treating Cancer Pain

People who have cancer don't always have pain. Everyone is different. But if you do have cancer pain, you should…

13 years ago

Medicines For Cancer Pain

There is more than one way to treat cancer pain. Your doctor prescribes medicine based on the kind of pain…

13 years ago

Complementary and Alternative Medicine For Cancer

Cancer patients have many choices to make before, during, and after cancer treatment. One choice may be thinking about is…

13 years ago

Types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

We are learning about Complementary and Alternative Medicine therapies every day, but there is still more to learn. Consumers may…

13 years ago