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Using medicine safely

Oregon State University. Extension Service; Washington State University. Extension; University of Idaho. Extension; United States. Dept. of Agriculture; Schmall, Vicki L.; Leno, Janice; Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension ([Covallis, Or.] : Oregon State University Extension Service, 1992-05)

Medicines today are powerful chemicals that are more effective than ever before. Used carefully they can work wonders. However, both prescription and over-the-counter (nonprescription) medicines can create problems, esp ...
Using medicine safely in later life

Schmall, Vicki L.; Leno, Janice; Oregon State University. Extension Service; Washington State University. Cooperative Extension; University of Idaho. Cooperative Extension System; United States. Dept. of Agriculture; Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension ([Corvallis, Or.] :|bOregon State University Extension Service ; [Olympia, Wash.] : Washington State University Cooperative Extension ; [Moscow, Idaho] : University of Idaho Cooperative Extension System ; [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1993-09)

The action of a medicine may be less predictable in an older person and its intended action may be altered. Sometimes the effect is insignificant; other times it can be dramatic.