"Maybe they don't need a particular medication anymore, or maybe they should have a lower dose or a new, safer alternative," Dr. Koretz says. "If a patient is genuinely afraid to try a particular medication, I can try to come up with a solution. Maybe there's a non-drug option we can try that might be similarly effective."
"It's always appropriate, with any medication, to sit down and talk about it," says UCLA Medical Center geriatrician Brandon Koretz, MD. "Patients should feel they have the right to ask about any medication, particularly if they feel there's a risk. We may want to have a whole appointment just to talk about your medications."
Dr. Koretz explains that there is a safer and easier alternative rather than taken medications. Also, if a person is afraid to try a medication because of its possible side effects, then they should have the option to try something else. There has to be something out there that is just as effective as an oral form of a medication. Whenever you are prescribed a prescription, it is best to talk it over with whoever prescribed it to you. The more you know about it, the better off you are.
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