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Shirley, You Keep in Touch With Your Pharmacist.
Don’t call me Shirley.
There are many ways to use your pharmacist to improve your life. The pharmacist is not just there to dispense pills. They have a lot of excellent knowledge that you can tap into.
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When you bring your prescriptions into the pharmacy, part of the pharmacist’s job is to check what is being ordered and decide if this is compatible with the drugs that you already take. They also need to keep up to date with newer drugs and better options available. Research is a continuous thing and what may have been the best option in the past no longer is.
The pharmacist will call the doctor if they feel there is an interaction with current medications or if there is new information the doctor needs to be aware of. It never hurts to ask the pharmacist if you need to know of any new information on your drugs.
Still on that drug
Sometimes we are put on a drug for a specific reason and it helps and then we just keep on taking it because no one said to stop taking it. This may occur because they knew you would need the medication for a longer period than normal and they have put a repeat order on the prescription so you don’t need to keep going back to the doctor for a refill. This is a good idea except…
