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How to avoid overmedicating
Medications can do much to improve quality of life, but taking too much medication can have the opposite effect. Statistics show that every year, 38 million older Americans suffer drug complications, 180,000 of which are life-threatening, and experts say seniors are especially at risk. In this article, patients and health care experts discuss the problem of overmedicating. The article includes a list of drugs that often cause problems, drug interactions, and advice for working with doctors to avoid medication problems.
(CNN) UPDATED 05/29/2008Click here to read the full story
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