Sentences with phrase «taking prescribed drugs»

If you are taking prescribed drugs for pre-existing conditions, it is important to discuss taking herbal supplements with your doctor before doing so.

«An alternative treatment that has fewer side effects would be safer and would likely have a lower rate of people stopping taking their prescribed drug.

Death by Prescription, Terence Young former MP speaks candidly about his experience with personal injury lawyer Gary Will after his daughter died from taking a prescribed drug.

Not exact matches

But rather than have patients take buprenorphine manually, Probuphine dispenses small amounts of the drug continually into the bloodstream, ensuring that people actually stick to their prescribed regimen.

The musician had been prescribed pain medications for knee problems and a fractured hip, and was also taking the anti-anxiety drug and a sleep aid.

Now, a drug test can flag whether a patient is taking the prescribed medication and is meant to spark a more truthful conversation between patient and doctor.

Either you need to take more of the drugs those nice doctors prescribe for you or read the koran less.

Andrew observed a very dangerous trend taking hold: Doctors — who were having new drugs pushed to them by profit - driven pharmaceutical companies — began prescribing extremely powerful and addictive opioid painkillers to patients with almost reckless abandon.

Her condition worsened, and she was taken to a psychiatric hospital, where she was prescribed anti-convulsion drugs.

Lucky to have that as a prescription to help me avoid kidney stones.The teensy one I had was so agonizing I would have taken any drug prescribed gladly, how super that it was my all time favorite drink that was my «medication».

However, according to several of his friends, Gathers had not been happy about taking the drug that Hattori had first prescribed for him.

At the end of the day, after consulting and researching, if the doctor prescribed the drug then you can decide to take it.

She also prescribed metformin, which is a drug patients with diabetes take.

These include the infant with galactosemia, 53,54 the infant whose mother uses illegal drugs, 55 the infant whose mother has untreated active tuberculosis, and the infant in the United States whose mother has been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.56, 57 In countries with populations at increased risk for other infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies resulting in infant death, the mortality risks associated with not breastfeeding may outweigh the possible risks of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus infection.58 Although most prescribed and over-the-counter medications are safe for the breastfed infant, there are a few medications that mothers may need to take that may make it necessary to interrupt breastfeeding temporarily.

Teens with lupus should take their prescribed medication on time, take frequent breaks to avoid getting fatigued and avoid alcohol, cigarettes and drugs.

Senator David Carlucci, chair of the Mental Health Committee said: «Taking away the ability for a doctor to prescribe a drug for treatment is a prescription for failure.

WHEREAS, opioid addiction often starts in individuals who are prescribed opioid pain medications or who take opioid medication prescribed for other people and may progress to using illegally manufactured drugs, such as heroin; and

It can take up to 20 years for drugs to be fully developed until they are prescribed by the NHS.

Even though Obama said in 2008 that he considered the «basic concept of using medical marijuana for the same purposes and with the same controls as other drugs prescribed by doctors... entirely appropriate» and did not plan on using the DOJ's resources to circumvent state laws, the department has continued to raid, and in some cases shut down, dispensaries and cultivation facilities in at least nine state since he took office.

An estimated 20 million Americans take statins, making these cholesterol - lowering drugs the most widely prescribed class in the world.

No one argues that the vast majority of people prescribed a statin will be taking a drug — probably for the rest of their lives — that they never needed.

By taking a high - cost drug with a low - fat meal — instead of on an empty stomach, as prescribed — prostate cancer patients could decrease their daily dose, prevent digestive issues and cut costs by 75 percent, according to a new study in the March 28, 2018, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO).

Through the FDA's iPLEDGE program, woman who are prescribed the drug must pledge to use two forms of contraception, in addition to taking regular pregnancy tests while on the drug and online tests to make sure they understand the dangers of getting pregnant while taking the drug.

«The CDC recommends taking three actions to fight the flu: get vaccinated, follow preventive measures every day and take antiviral drugs if your doctor prescribes them.»

Over a year's time, these patients experienced about half as many flare - ups as those taking another commonly prescribed drug, a different research group reported in the same issue of the journal.

Treatment failure may have occurred because participants either did not take their antiretroviral drugs as prescribed or had an HIV strain that resisted or acquired resistance to one or more of the drugs in their treatment regimen.

Dr. Criner cautioned, however, that the finding that the statin drug has no benefit for prevention of COPD exacerbations does not mean that COPD patients should stop taking statins prescribed for cholesterol lowering or other cardiovascular indications.

Treatment failure may have occurred because HIV - infected participants did not take their antiretroviral drugs as prescribed or had an HIV strain that was resistant to one or more of the drugs in their treatment regimen.

And if the child didn't take the entire prescribed course of drugs, or if they were the wrong kind, more resistant strains might propagate.

You know the drill: When you're prescribed a typical seven - to 14 - day antibiotic course, do not, repeat, do not forget to take all the drugs.

Dr Lobo continues: «By using the medications we already have available and taking a personalised approach to prescribing these drugs — avoiding an «off the shelf» regime — it allowed patients to tolerate increased numbers of medications and ultimately resulted in significant and long lasting lowering of blood pressure.

The authors and editorialist express grave concerns that there will be many needless premature deaths as well as preventable heart attacks and strokes if patients who would clearly benefit from statins are not prescribed the drug, refuse to take the drug, or stop using the drug because of ill - advised adverse publicity about benefits and risks, which may include misplaced concerns about the possible but unproven small risk of diabetes.

Doctors often cite the high price of a prescription drug as a reason they don't prescribe it, while patients similarly say that cost is a main reason they quit taking a drug.

«The best thing would be to have this drug withdrawn from the market, and if it's not, there should at least be mandatory testing because we know that people don't take this as prescribed,» he says, citing a Truvada clinical trial in Africa that was ended prematurely because the drug was not preventing infection.

Doctors had prescribed a combination of HIV / AIDS drugs called highly active antiretroviral therapy, but for the previous seven years, the patient had not taken his medications.

The veterans in the study who misused alcohol were less likely to take their medications as prescribed, more likely to use other drugs and had worse quality of life.

Celecoxib has a similar mechanism of action to other well - known anti-inflammatory drugs you might take for a headache, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, and doctors commonly prescribe it for pain relief.

Of those, 76 percent took acetaminophen, while 54 percent were given IV metoclopramide, a drug also prescribed for nausea, and 54 percent were given IV diphenhydramine, an antihistamine.

Stimulant drugs are widely prescribed to treat ADHD, which is believed to affect up to 8 percent of U.S. college students, and several studies have documented frequent nonmedical use — either without a prescription or taking higher - than - prescribed doses — particularly among college students.

Only approximately one - third of patients respond to lithium treatment, and its effect is only found through a trial - and - error process that takes months — and sometimes years — of prescribing the drug and monitoring for response.

«Patient often prescribed potentially futile drugs in their final months of life: Nearly half of older adults in Sweden take 10 or more medications in their last months of life.»

Often people on HAART go through such a window of intermediate drug concentrations when they don't take their drugs as prescribed, and develop drug resistance as a result.

As a result, if people on HAART don't take such drugs strictly as prescribed, they pass through this intermediate drug concentration window — where resistance can develop — very quickly, which is why in such cases resistance should not develop.

In fact, a 2011 global meta - analysis found that only about 3 in 5 people take at least 90 % of their prescribed antiretroviral drugs.

The ED drugs» side effects — headache, sinus congestion, indigestion, and so - called blue vision — are certainly more common when you take more than the amount prescribed for ED.

Unfortunately, attention doesn't equal expertise: An investigation from the U.S. Government Accountability Office published this past May found that sales staff at herbal - supplement retailers often gave incorrect or even potentially harmful advice, such as saying it was safe to take an herb - and - drug combination that could increase one's risk of bleeding or telling a customer they could take a supplement instead of a doctor - prescribed medication.

A clinician who is trying to prescribe these drugs safely ought to be monitoring all of those behaviors and trying to work with the patient so that the behavior regarding these drugs is responsible — meaning take the drugs as prescribed.

The bottom line is, most patients are not out there acting like [drug addicts], most patients are pushing you to give less, or not taking everything you prescribe.

You should also present a list of supplements you're taking to your primary care physician at each annual checkup, and to any physician you see if they prescribe you something new or ask what drugs you're currently taking.

That doesn't mean that you shouldn't continue to take your specifically prescribed drugs made to counter this condition, but if you want to supplement them with an inexpensive alternative, taking some flaxseed lignan capsules or sprinkling some ground flaxseed on your meals is a good idea.