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Grab Those Drugs

October 26, 2018 Comments Off on Grab Those Drugs

[I’m posting my “Sensible Saturday” on Friday to give you a heads-up.  Tomorrow is an important day, but you have only  a few hours to participate.  It’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, when you can get rid of your unused prescription drugs in a safe, healthy way.  Here’s the DRA’s blurb:]

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be October 27, 2018 [tomorrow] from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. National Take-Back Day is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs.

The Drug Enforcement Administration first launched its “Take-Back” day more than six years ago and since then has collected more than 8.1 million pounds of prescription drugs from the public.

Check out DEA’s Take Back Day website for information and to find collection sites near you.

[Read about it, then just say YES and DO IT!!!!!]

 

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Drug Interaction Tool

May 16, 2018 Comments Off on Drug Interaction Tool

You were just prescribed a new medication. Is it compatible with other meds you’re taking? Or is there a possible reaction that would interfere with one of your other meds or otherwise affect your health? Doctors are not always on top of what you’ve been prescribed, especially if you have more than one physician. Besides, it’s been many years since they took a course in pharmacology.

Your doctor tries to watch out for you.  So does your pharmacist. It doesn’t hurt, though, if you look out for yourself, as well.

AARP has an easy way to help you do that.  Try their Drug Interaction Checker.  Be safe.

 

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Dump those Drugs Tomorrow

April 27, 2018 Comments Off on Dump those Drugs Tomorrow

Stop accumulating those drugs!  There are Drug Take-Back Days throughout the year, but tomorrow, from 10:00 to 2:00, is National Drug Take-Back Day–a good day to take care of this important chore.  Gather all your left-over prescriptions, those drugs that you don’t need, and ones that are outdated. Take them to a near-by collection site to be disposed of properly.  Type in your zip code HERE to find a site near you.

Medications don’t have to be in their original containers.  Also, you just drop them off–no questions about who you are or where you got them.

This cleans out your medicine cabinet, safeguards young children in your family, and prevents the drugs from polluting the earth and poisoning wildlife, which happens when drugs are flushed down the toilet or tossed into the garbage (landfill).

Today, put a Post It on your medicine cabinet so you remember to do this tomorrow. Don’t forget: the take-back event runs only from 10 A.M to 2 P.M.

 

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Just Say “Yes” to Drugs

October 27, 2017 Comments Off on Just Say “Yes” to Drugs

[I’m posting my “Sensible Saturday” on Friday night to give you a heads-up.  Tomorrow is an important day, but you have only  a few hours to participate.  It’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, when you can get rid of your unused prescription drugs in a safe, healthy way.  Here’s the DRA’s blurb:]

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be October 28, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. National Take-Back Day is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs.

The Drug Enforcement Administration first launched its “Take-Back” day more than six years ago and since then has collected more than 8.1 million pounds of prescription drugs from the public.

Check out DEA’s Take Back Day website for information and to find collection sites near you.

[Read about it, then just say YES and DO IT!!!!!]

 

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More Antibiotics in Our Kids

September 14, 2016 Comments Off on More Antibiotics in Our Kids

Are you concerned about the amount of antibiotics your kids are eating?  Not the prescription kind, which we choose to ingest on our doctor’s advice.  The hidden kind we don’t know we’re eating.

A huge culprit is a kid-favorite, McDonalds. Their beef patties are loaded with antibiotics. This is true, too, of other fast-food restaurants.

Scientists say we’re close to overusing antibiotics, which means that, at a certain point, the prescription kind will no longer be effective.

Read more about this at McAntibiotics.  And while you’re there, sign the petition asking McDonalds to cut down on their antibiotic use in our food.

 

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Get Rid of those Drugs Today!

April 30, 2016 Comments Off on Get Rid of those Drugs Today!

Stop accumulating those drugs!  There are Drug Take-Back Days throughout the year, but today is the DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Day–a good day to take care of this important chore.  Gather all your left-over prescriptions, those drugs that you don’t need, and ones that are outdated. Take them to a near-by collection site to be disposed of properly.  Call your local police department to find a location or ask at your favorite pharmacy.

Medications don’t have to be in their original containers.  Also, you just drop them off–no questions about who you are or where you got them.

This cleans out your medicine cabinet, safeguards young children in your family, and prevents the drugs from polluting the earth and poisoning wildlife, which happens when drugs are flushed down the toilet or tossed into the garbage (landfill).

Do this as soon as you read this, so you don’t forget.

 

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Over-Medicating the Earth

October 26, 2013 Comments Off on Over-Medicating the Earth

Left-over prescription medicines are a big problem.  We can’t flush them down the toilet because they’ll pollute our water. Tossing them into the garbage means they’ll end up in the landfill, where birds and animals can get to them and be harmed.  Instead, we can donate them to San Jose Flying Doctors (279-8445).  Also, we can go to http://earth911.com/recycling or www.teleosis.org/gpp-program.php to recycle them.  Some pharmacies will take them, too, if you ask. Otherwise, we must learn how to safely dispose of them ourselves.

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[For more easy, money-saving, Eco-friendly tips, download a FREE copy of Green Riches: Help the Earth & Your Budget. Go to www.Smashwords.com/books/ view/7000, choose a format, and download to your computer or e-book device. Or download a free copy from your favorite e-tailer.]

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Earth-Friendly Tip: No Royal Flush for Rx

March 30, 2013 Comments Off on Earth-Friendly Tip: No Royal Flush for Rx

Don’t flush those left-over prescription medicines!  They pollute our water.  Instead, donate them to San Jose Flying Doctors (279-8445).  Or go to http://earth911.com/recycling or www.teleosis.org/gpp-program.php to recycle them.  Some pharmacies will take them, too, if you ask. Otherwise, learn how to safely dispose of them yourself.

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[For more easy, money-saving, Eco-friendly tips, download a FREE copy of Green Riches: Help the Earth & Your Budget. Go to www.Smashwords.com/books/ view/7000, choose a format, and download to your computer or e-book device. Or download a free copy from your favorite e-tailer.]

 

 

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Medicare Care & Cost for 2013

January 14, 2013 2 comments

Medicare will be more user-friendly this year.  The Affordable Care Act addressed several problems the older generation was having with the program.  In 2013, these provisions kick in.

One is free preventative services (including help to stop smoking) to make us healthier.  Also, we’ll get a much clearer summary of benefits (larger print, understandable language, definitions of terms used). It will contain other useful information, as well, like how to read it and report what we feel is fraud.  Next, the “donut hole” that people who use the prescription drug plan have been facing shrinks.  It will take another seven years to close, but at least it’s getting smaller.  In addition, mental health coverage is increasing.  If you go to a psychiatrist, for example, your co-pay will be less, and many of the prescriptions he writes for you to treat your mental disorder will now be covered.

Of course, with all the improvements to the program, we’ll have to pay a little more this year.  Our premiums will increase by a few dollars per month.  However, I think those few dollars added up for a year will be a small amount compared to what I would have had to pay for the added services, meaning I’ll save money and get better care.  I like that idea.

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