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Medications: Prescribing Errors

Tragic errors can be made in prescribing medications.1 “Studies have shown that 15% to 21% of prescriptions contain at least one prescribing error.” 2 Sometimes the doctor doesn’t remember your drug allergies; sometimes he’s not considering the other drugs you are on; sometimes the doctor’s handwriting is poor; many times the doctor isn’t recalling the…

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Lab Tests are Often Needed for Safety Before Starting and While Continuing Certain Medications

Drugs are toxic as well as helpful. Although the proper dosage of medication improves health and saves lives, the improper use can cause tragic outcomes. When drugs are prescribed, it is recommended that the doctor measure your blood count, kidney function, liver function, or electrolytes before starting that particular medicine. That is because a certain…

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Medication Mix-Ups: How They Happen and What to Do

It is really easy for a person’s medications to get mixed-up. Here’s a common scenerio: The result: the patient may be on a nonsensical mixture of medications, which may be harmful. Sometimes, even when a patient is only seeing one doctor, the doctor might add a new drug with the intention of having it replace…

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Test Results: No News is NOT Good News

You’ve done your job– you’ve seen the doctor and had your pap smear done, or your lab work done, or your x-ray done, and now you’re waiting for the call to tell you what the results are. Here’s the problem: Many doctors don’t have their practices organized in a way that makes it certain: But…

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