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From Recognizing Alzheimer’s to Coping with It
Pain Management and Other Caregiver Ideas for Cancer
Understanding Diabetes
What to Know about Parkinson’s and How You Can Help
Signs of Stroke and How to Support a Stroke Survivor
Here’s an idea from the FDA: When the doctor is writing out a prescription, ask to have the name spelled out, and write it down, along with the dosage directions, right there in the doctor’s office. Take these notes with you to the pharmacy to prevent any mistakes that might possibly result from the pharmacist’s not being able to decipher the doctor’s handwriting.
