Also, ask a pharmacist if your drugstore offers medication therapy management, which will reappraise your entire medication list, make sure you need all of them, and recommend less expensive options, says Arya.
Last Updated: September 17, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
6. Review your meds
If you take more than a couple of drugs on a regular basis, schedule periodic review visits with your doctor to reevaluate each medication, advises Dr. Jardini. You may find that some are superfluous or are not working anymore and can be discontinued. He cites one patient, a breast cancer survivor, who was taking Fosamax, which slows bone loss. But studies show that while there are still some benefits to taking the drug for more than five years, staying on it past the five-year point did not decrease patients' number of fractures. His patient discontinued it, saving herself a considerable cost. You can’t always rely on your health-care providers to call you in for a consultation to alert you to such changes, so be proactive about asking your doctor to review your medication on a regular basis.
Also, ask a pharmacist if your drugstore offers medication therapy management, which will reappraise your entire medication list, make sure you need all of them, and recommend less expensive options, says Arya.
Also, ask a pharmacist if your drugstore offers medication therapy management, which will reappraise your entire medication list, make sure you need all of them, and recommend less expensive options, says Arya.
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