BOISE, Idaho — According to the CDC, 20 percent of adults over the age of 40 are taking at least five prescription medications, making it vitally important to follow each prescription’s individual instructions.
What’s more, medication for chronic diseases can sometimes be so effective that they create a sense of invincibility.
“So, if people aren’t feeling badly: ‘eh, I don’t need my medicine today,'” explains Dr. Daniel Meltzer, an emergency room physician and Executive Medical Director for Regence BlueShield of Idaho…