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Is It Good For An Elderly Female To Take So Many Medicines At A Time?
My Mother is 70 and is taking the following medication. Some if because of a Mylogram performed last Thursday. Is she OK, taking all these daily?
metoprolon 25mg
fosinopril 20 mg
potassium er 20mg
hydrochlorothrazide
pravastatin 40mg
gabapentin 300mg
omeprazole 20mg
Norco 7.5 325mg
tizanidine 4mg
xzanx .5mg
trazodone 50mg
she takes this list to her doctors and none of them ever say anything about the mixture. dj
metoprolon 25mg
fosinopril 20 mg
potassium er 20mg
hydrochlorothrazide
pravastatin 40mg
gabapentin 300mg
omeprazole 20mg
Norco 7.5 325mg
tizanidine 4mg
xzanx .5mg
trazodone 50mg
she takes this list to her doctors and none of them ever say anything about the mixture. dj
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Welcome to hcm,
Prescribing medications to a person depends upon the illness he/she is having.
If i was her treating physician,
I want her detailed medical history recent and past including the investigations performed and their results. Her current condition has to be examined Before deciding to reduce her medications.
If her pottasium levels are OK there is no need for potassium tablets. it can be improved by intake of pottassium rich foods like avagoda fruit intake of coconut water etc. And reducing the dosages of diuretics. All these treatments are individualised depending upon his or her present status.
Ask me if you have any more further clarifications with detailed medical history
Hope this explains
With regards
Dr.Amarnath.
Prescribing medications to a person depends upon the illness he/she is having.
If i was her treating physician,
I want her detailed medical history recent and past including the investigations performed and their results. Her current condition has to be examined Before deciding to reduce her medications.
If her pottasium levels are OK there is no need for potassium tablets. it can be improved by intake of pottassium rich foods like avagoda fruit intake of coconut water etc. And reducing the dosages of diuretics. All these treatments are individualised depending upon his or her present status.
Ask me if you have any more further clarifications with detailed medical history
Hope this explains
With regards
Dr.Amarnath.
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