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… Chronic Kidney Disease: Medicines to Be Careful With On this page: Overview Related … Overview Many medicines may impair kidney function and cause kidney damage. If you have chronic kidney disease , … safe in small amounts. Natural health products. They can contain minerals like potassium that are harmful for …
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… New Medicines: Questions to Ask the Doctor On this page: … form of the medicine available and appropriate for me? Can I start with a prescription for a few days to make sure … What are the common side effects (those that do not usually cause problems)? What side effects should I report if I …
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… Epilepsy: Taking Your Medicines Properly Actionset Overview You may be taking one or more medicines to prevent seizures . To get the most benefit from … right dose of the right medicine at the right time. This can be difficult. But by following a few key tips, you can …
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… Closed-Angle Glaucoma: Medicines to Avoid On this page: Overview Related … (chronic) closed-angle glaucoma , you may need to avoid medicines that widen (dilate) the pupil, the dark spot in … Having wide pupils when you have these other problems may cause acute closed-angle glaucoma. This is a dangerous …
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… Quick Tips: Taking Medicines Wisely On this page: Getting Started Getting Started Medicines can help you manage your health, but only if you take them … can help you avoid complications that could happen because of your health problem. Talk to your doctor first if: …
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… Asthma: Ways to Take Inhaled Medicines On this page: Overview … Using a spacer with an inhaled corticosteroid medicine can help reduce the medicine's side effects. It can also … they may be hard to use during an asthma attack . That's because you need to be able to breathe well to get the best …
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… Asthma: Overuse of Quick-Relief Medicines On this page: Overview … overuse them instead of adding the slower-acting, long-term medicines. Overuse of quick-relief medicines may be harmful. … fact, inflammation in your airways is becoming worse. This can put you in danger of having a severe, deadly attack ( …
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… Asthma: Overcoming Obstacles to Taking Medicines On this page: Overview Overview Taking medicines for asthma every day can be hard to get used to. You may have several reasons why … you don't take your medicine. Remember that you feel good because you're taking the medicine. Make it a habit to take …
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… Schizophrenia: Encouraging Someone to Take the Medicines On this page: Overview … Overview Here are ways to help your family member take the medicines: Talk about medicines in a way that is meaningful … seriously and see whether there is anything that you can do to help or that can be done differently. Help plan …
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… will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor about them. Quitting Smoking: Should … to help you quit smoking. Key points to remember Using medicines and nicotine replacement products (patches, gum, … of quitting even more. Nicotine replacement products may cause some side effects, such as problems with sleep or red …
