Pharmacist reminds of drug interactions, following presciptions

Chico Enterprise Record "Helping seniors manage their medications was the focus of a program Nov. 30 at Oakmont Retirement in Chico. Collin Boggs, a senior care pharmacist at Walgreen's, brought information to seniors and answered their individual questions. His purpose was to ensure seniors' medications are not contributing to incontinence, falls, confusion, memory loss and/or insomnia. His talk focused on the goal of achieving and maintaining the highest level of functioning possible. Seniors have more chronic diseases and multiple conditions so they use more prescription and over-the-counter drugs. That results in a rise in of drug interactions. Seniors are often uinaware which medications to avoid when certain diseases are present, and when medicine can be harmful rather than helpful. "