Resources for Medication Management
Websites of Interest:
10 Deadly but Common Medication Mistakes
Taking Medicines Safely: A Guide by the National Institute of Health
Older Americans Substance Abuse and Mental Health Technical Assistance Center
Phone number: (888) 281-8010
Alcohol, Medication and Older Adults
Aging in the Know: Drug Treatment
Alcohol and Aging: The Best is Yet to Come
Medline Plus
Fall Prevention and Medication Management
Books of interest:
Graedon, Joe and Graedon, Teresa, PhD. The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs.
Griffith, H. Winter, M.D. The Complete Guide to Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs.
Herbal Medicines for Women: What Works, What's Safe Youtube Video
Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Approaches for Women Youtube Video
Other links of interest
Malcom Gladwell's essay on "How to think about prescription drugs" from the New Yorker makes thoughtful reading material:
"In the end, the fight to keep drug spending under control is principally a matter of information, of proper communication among everyone who prescribes and pays for and ultimately uses drugs about what works and what doesn't, and what makes economic sense and what doesn't."
