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When it comes to the health of their children and even parents, many moms feel it's their responsibility to be as educated as possible about health and medi- cine. With the many dif- ferent medicines out there, it is hard to keep track of who in the fam- ily is taking what and the dangers of drug reactions, interactions and side effects. In fact, the incidence of serious drug reac- tions is increasing, ac– cording to a recent ana– lysis of adverse drug events reported to the Food and Drug Admini– stration. Now there is a free online tool to help the "family health officer" stay informed about the family's medicines: MedNotes (www.Drugs. com/mednotes). Med Notes is an award-win- ning, easy-to-use, per- sonalized medication management program that can be used to track the whole family's medications. Deve– loped by Drugs.com, the most comprehensive online medicine infor- mation website, Med– Notes will help mothers and caretakers stay informed about their family's prescription and over the counter drugs, safety news and possible allergic, food and drug interactions. "Moms are gatekeep- ers of their families’ health, from their chil- dren to their elderly parents, so it's critical for them to stay infor– med about their fami- lies' medications. But the reality is it's hard to keep up with new drug safety information com- ing out nearly every day," according to Alison Rhodes, "The Safety Mom," and nationally-recognized expert in child safety. "MedNotes gives moth- ers the important med- ication use and safety information they want – and peace of mind when it comes to moni- toring and managing their family's medica- tion needs." Some tips from MedNotes: • Add your medica- tions to instantly asse– mble relevant medical information in a sim- ple, easy to read person- alized format. • Gain immediate access to in-depth con- sumer information, dr– ug comparisons, histor- ical news, FDA alerts, drug interactions, plus food, allergy and med- ical condition interac- tions. • Choose to be notified when new FDA alerts are issued and when any new drugs become available for any of your existing medical conditions. • Print health and medication records, in– cluding physician and emergency contacts, all- ergies and medical con- ditions. • Use MedNotes to manage medications profiles for yourself and your family. MedNotes gives moth- ers the chance to create profiles for different family members, enter the names of all med- ications being taken and register to receive – all in one easy-to- access place – drug safe- ty or interaction alerts, new drug and specific condition news that is released by the FDA or drug makers. Moms can also print portable per- sonal health and med- ication histories, in– cluding physician and emergency contact in– formation. Feedback from early users recognizes Med– Notes as a valuable aid to their everyday health management, and in some cases as a poten- tially life-saving infor- mation source. One consumer shared his printed MedNotes med- ication profile with paramedics in the am– bulance and credits MedNotes with saving critical time and, poten- tially, his life, on the way to the hospital. Family medicine cabinet safety advice from local businesses “Moms are gatekeepers of their families’ health, from their children to their elderly parents, so it’s critical for them to stay informed about their families’ medications But the reality is it’s hard to keep up with new drug safety information coming out nearly every day.” ALLISON RHODES Nationaly-Recognized Child Safety Expert
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When it comes to thehealth of their childrenand even parents, manymoms feel it's theirresponsibility to be aseducated as possibleabout health and medi-cine. With the many dif-ferent medicines outthere, it is hard to keeptrack of who in the fam-ily is taking what andthe dangers of drugreactions, interactionsand side effects.
In fact, the incidenceof serious drug reac-tions is increasing, ac–cording to a recent ana–lysis of adverse drugevents reported to theFood and Drug Admini–stration.
Now there is a freeonline tool to help the"family health officer"stay informed about thefamily's medicines:MedNotes (www.Drugs.com/mednotes). MedNotes is an award-win-ning, easy-to-use, per-sonalized medicationmanagement programthat can be used totrack the whole family'smedications. Deve–loped by Drugs.com, themost comprehensiveonline medicine infor-mation website, Med–Notes will help mothersand caretakers stayinformed about theirfamily's prescriptionand over the counterdrugs, safety news andpossible allergic, foodand drug interactions.
"Moms are gatekeep-ers of their families’health, from their chil-dren to their elderlyparents, so it's criticalfor them to stay infor–med about their fami-lies' medications. Butthe reality is it's hard tokeep up with new drugsafety information com-ing out nearly everyday," according toAlison Rhodes, "TheSafety Mom," andnationally-recognizedexpert in child safety."MedNotes gives moth-ers the important med-ication use and safetyinformation they want– and peace of mindwhen it comes to moni-toring and managingtheir family's medica-tion needs."
Some tips fromMedNotes:
• Add your medica-tions to instantly asse–mble relevant medicalinformation in a sim-ple, easy to read person-alized format.
• Gain immediateaccess to in-depth con-sumer information, dr–ug comparisons, histor-ical news, FDA alerts,drug interactions, plusfood, allergy and med-ical condition interac-tions.
• Choose to be notifiedwhen new FDA alerts
are issued and whenany new drugs becomeavailable for any ofyour existing medicalconditions.
• Print health andmedication records, in–cluding physician andemergency contacts, all-ergies and medical con-ditions.
• Use MedNotes tomanage medicationsprofiles for yourselfand your family.
MedNotes gives moth-ers the chance to createprofiles for differentfamily members, enterthe names of all med-ications being takenand register to receive– all in one easy-to-access place – drug safe-ty or interaction alerts,new drug and specificcondition news that isreleased by the FDA ordrug makers. Moms canalso print portable per-sonal health and med-ication histories, in–cluding physician andemergency contact in–formation.
Feedback from earlyusers recognizes Med–Notes as a valuable aidto their everyday healthmanagement, and insome cases as a poten-tially life-saving infor-mation source. Oneconsumer shared hisprinted MedNotes med-ication profile withparamedics in the am–bulance and creditsMedNotes with savingcritical time and, poten-tially, his life, on theway to the hospital.
Family medicine cabinet safetyadvice from local businesses
“Moms are gatekeepers of their families’ health, from their children totheir elderly parents, so it’s critical for
them to stay informed about theirfamilies’ medications But the reality is
it’s hard to keep up with new drugsafety information coming out nearly
every day.”
ALLISON RHODESNationaly-Recognized Child Safety Expert
