Posted on 05/02/2022 6:09:08 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
For many Americans managing chronic conditions, taking medications and supplements is an important part of staying healthy. And if you're juggling multiple prescriptions, you may have a special way of storing your meds to keep track of which ones to take, and when. However, a new study published in the journal Health Technology Assessment found that one popular storage method can actually increase your risk of experiencing adverse effects from medications—something researchers found "counterintuitive" given the product's purpose. Read on to find out which storage method could raise the risk of side effects—and why you shouldn't stop using it if you've already started.
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Using a 7-day pill box hasn’t killed me yet, and I don’t expect it will.
I am sick of living in a country that seems to be inhabited by pussies, and I don’t think that perception is lost on people who hate us and wish us ill.
Don’t drink alcohol. Don’t drink coffee. Don’t eat meat. Don’t eat eggs. Don’t smoke. Don’t let the sun hit your skin. Don’t go in the woods because a tick might bite you. Don’t go outside because a mosquito might bite you. Wear a mask. Don’t take pills from a plll box.
I don’t listen to any of them anymore. At all.
Fairly stupid story. Since not using a pill organizer cause one to forget to take them, ones doctor raises the dosage to get the desired effect. Switching to a pill organizer means one is reliably taking the higher dosage and therefore one experiences ill effects of overdose.
I don't either. Science has become a speculative game to further a ph.d thesis or continue grants. I remember when there were 9 planets.
Clickbait. Ignore.
Me either. I had two parents, but they died a long time ago. I sure as hell don't need a Mommy or Daddy telling me what to do with my 74 year-old body.
What they’re saying is that those who were semi-regularly forgetting to take their meds when done so directly from the bottle and then started reliably getting their full prescription by using pill organizers to be sure not to miss some doses tended to have more side effects.
Makes sense, given that their meds were likely the cause of a certain number of side effects in a population and when more of the meds were taken more total side effects were caused.
“Read on to find out”
Obviously.
My 7-day pill box fell on my big toe. My big toe got infected and wouldn’t heal. They amputated it. But sepsis set in and I’m typing this from my death bed. If you don’t hear from me tomorrow, you’ll know the pill box did me in.
“Read on to find out”
This is a job for you, Humble.
Four paragraphs of how bad something is before they tell you what it is. The excerpt is exactly long enough not to say what it is. Is anyone stupid enough to click the link to go to the website to see what advertisements they have to get through before they find out the answer?
Do it like a scientific paper: title, abstract and then the backup information.
So, I’m reading that because folks forget to take some of their meds regularly straight from the bottle, they have adverse effects when, after putting them in a weekly pill container, they are ingesting the pills daily. OK.
Re: 10 - Uhhh, if you croak… can I have your pill box?
And your meds? Just the good meds though.
And any bags of potato chips you have have.
Thanks.
Clickbait is right! “Read on to find out which storage method could raise the risk of side effects.” Didn’t The Simpsons poke fun at this media scam? Kent Brockman (né Kenny Brockelstein) said something like “This common breakfast food has been found to be deadly! Stayed tuned for details.”
This is utter made-up crap. Ignoring with dignity.
I’m not clicking on it until I get the HG seal of approval.
Especially since it reminds you to take your medications as prescribed and not forget to take them or “remember” twice or more to do so. That would seem to be a net plus for health.
...don’t need a Mommy or Daddy telling me what to do ...
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Humans have lived on Earth for eons, survived, thrived and multiplied to the point where they can no longer exist in their natural environment without minders and nannies.
Perhaps the best tack is to just quietly go our own way and allow them to terrify themselves to extinction while following nonsensical instructions. Too bad it’s taking so long.
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