Medications and Falls in the Elderly. Are They Linked?

Falls increase in severity and frequency as we age. Many factors contribute to this reality. They include gait and balance disorders, hearing and visual impairments, environmental factors, and orthostatic hypotension (blood pressure that drops when a person goes from a reclining position to a sitting or standing position). One factor, though, is often overlooked as…

Is it okay to have a glass of wine? Alcohol and medications do interact

Working behind the pharmacy counter, I was asked this question often from patients receiving a prescription for an antibiotic. Rarely, if ever, was I asked this question when they received a new prescription to control their blood sugar or blood pressure. The fact is alcohol consumption interacts negatively with many different medications and disease states.…