Medications
Making sure you take your prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicine, as well as vitamins, supplements, and alternative therapies properly is important for your overall health.
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Be sure to read the Drug Facts label for your prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Many vitamins, supplements, and alternative therapies have labels, too.
It's important to know as much as possible about the medications and supplements we take including its purpose, ingredients, side effects, and potential interactions with other medications and supplements.
How you take your medicines is very important. These general tips will help you remember what to do and what not to do.
One of the most important ways to manage your medications is to learn as much as you can about each medicine you take and how they might mix together. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist.
Taking more acetaminophen than directed is an overdose and can lead to liver damage. Acetaminophen overdose is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States.
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