Tag: Medications

July 24, 2024

Fun in the Sun? More like Safe in the Summer

Modified from July 2019 5…4…3…2…1…SUMMER! June 20 marked the first day of summer. Warm weather is here. Swimming, beach-combing, cookouts, camping, and medications await us. Wait? Medications? What do medications have to do with our summer fun? We don’t often think about what medications do besides alleviating symptoms. Many of the people we support are on several different medications. Often,...

Everyday Life/General

June 5, 2019

Less is More:

Preventing Polypharmacy in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Individuals with intellectual disabilities, like the general population, will likely experience a variety of illnesses or conditions during their lives, including chronic conditions. Those with multiple conditions often take multiple medications, and as the number of medications increases, they have an increased risk for drug interactions, side effects, and non-adherence to their treatment...

Everyday Life/General