Open Conversations for Better Health – Regularly reviewing medications with your doctor can help prevent over-medication and ensure safe treatment. (Green Shoot Media photo) Most older adults take ...

Over 140,000 Bottles of medication are not safe. It’s easy to put a bottle of prescription pills in the medicine cabinet and forget about what’s on the label — until something like a recall jolts you ...

For older adults, both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications play a vital role in treating health conditions. They help ease symptoms and support overall well-being. To ensure the ...

While drug overdose deaths declined among younger Americans last year, a troubling trend emerged for seniors across the nation. Adults 65 and older experienced an 11.4% increase in overdose deaths ...

Cincinnati, Ohio-based MedaCheck, a company that sells a dedicated medication reminder tablet for seniors, has raised $1.1 million in a round led by Queen City Angels. The tablet aims to help seniors ...

WASHINGTON -- Adding a prescription drug benefit for seniors again tops Congress' new year's wish list. But with billions of dollars already earmarked for the war against terrorism and with dwindling ...

Older adults, especially those managing multiple chronic conditions, are more likely to face complex drug regimens. The use of five or more drugs (called polypharmacy) is common in this age group. As ...

Starting next year, Medicare recipients will see a $2,000 out-of-pocket cap on some prescription drugs as part of several new provisions coming in 2025. Starting next year, Medicare recipients will ...