As more and more drug products become available, it becomes increasingly common for people to use multiple medications. Taking multiple medications can be dangerous and may result in more health problems. You may be taking prescription drugs unnecessarily simply because your physician or pharmacist does not know all the medications that you are taking. There are ways to prevent this from occurring.
Many people see multiple physicians and receive different prescriptions from each one.
Making sure that all of your physicians are aware of the medications you have been prescribed can eliminate the unnecessary use of medications and the potential for dangerous drug interactions. Tell each pharmacy where you obtain prescriptions about other medications that you take. You may have prescriptions on file at more than one pharmacy. This makes it difficult for the pharmacist to provide correct advice concerning your medications. If you obtain prescriptions from other pharmacies, be sure that each pharmacy is aware of your entire prescription regimen.