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…
Keeping track of medications and their associated risks may be more complicated than initially realized. Most of us are very familiar with Tylenol and probably have a bottle in our medicine cabinets. It is a very effective pain and fever reducer, and safe when taken correctly. However, too much acetaminophen may lead to sudden…
Jacob, age 92, and Rebecca, age 89, both Miami residents, are excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a drugstore. Jacob suggests they go in. He then addresses the man behind the counter: “Are you the owner?” The pharmacist answers,…