Caregiver Resource Links - Managing Medications

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1. American Pharmacists Association
   
   
2. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
   
   
3. Benefits Check Up
   Many older people need help paying for prescription drugs, health care, utilities and other basic needs and are eligible for but not receiving benefits from existing federal, state and local programs. Many public programs are available to seniors in need and this service helps find these benefits.
   
4. Care-Pac
   Clinic trial of new Alzheimer's drugs approved by the FDA. They provide a service to determine elgibility
   
5. DrugWatch.com
   DrugWatch.com features extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide. Detailed information about the associated side effects of drugs are included and aid in the protection of patients and consumers.
   
6. Easy2Swallow
   Easy 2 Swallow LLC is dedicated to making quality vitamins and supplements in preparations that are easy to take. Most of the pills out there are just too big for some people to take. They’ve created a line of vitamins and supplements designed to go down easier. In many cases they’re smaller and specially coated. In some cases they’re chewable. In all cases they’re easier to swallow. Only the highest quality formulations are used in all of their products.
   
7. eCare Diary
   eCareDiary.com helps you organize with a free online calendar to help you organize appointments, medication schedules, legal documents and all your care scheduling needs, a set of online tools designed to make coordination of care and sharing of information easy amongst family members and other caregivers and a Search Engine to find a list of certified care services in your local area. Blogs and articles on caregiving are available.
   
8. Eli Lilly & Co
   
   
9. Family Health Network
   Family Health Network provides easy to use technology called Connected for Life, enabling seniors to age at home independently and stay connected with family, friends, caregivers and healthcare professionals.  The software allows caregivers and caregiving organizations to participate in the care of loved ones, patients or clients by helping them maintain independence and age in place, managing health and well being with capabilities like video visits for instant communications from anywhere in the world, easily monitoring health status and trends, monitor medications adherence and many more social communication and healthcare management features.
   
10. GlaxoSmithKline
    
    
11. How to Help Your Senior Manage Medication by Home Instead Senior Care
    How to Help Your Senior Manage Medication by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series addresses the difficulties many seniors have managing their medications and ways to help.
    
12. How to Help Your Senior Manage Their Medications, Part 1
    How to Help Your Senior Manage Medication by Home Instead Senior Care; This video addresses the difficulties many seniors have managing their medications and ways to help.
    
13. How to Help Your Senior Manage Their Medications, Part 2: Senior Medication Challenges
    Senior Medication Challenges by Home Instead Senior Care
    
14. How to Help Your Senior Manage Their Medications, Part 3: Useful Tips for Managing Medication
    Tips for Managing Medication by Home Instead Senior Care
    
15. Institute for Safe Medication Practices
    Check on the safety of medications that someone you’re caring for (or you) may be taking. Fill out the online form listing the medications and they will send you a report with safety ratings for the medications, known interactions, possible side effects and reviews submitted by other patients
    
16. Knowing is Caring by Home Instead Senior Care
    Knowing is Caring by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses the confusion family caregivers often face when dealing with the many doctors, medications, appointments and other vital information necessary to help their senior. Topics covered include: critical information and document gathering; doctor and medication management; being prepared for potential emergencies.
    
17. Knowing is Caring, Part 1: Knowing is Caring
    Knowing is Caring by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses the confusion family caregivers often face when dealing with the many doctors, medications, appointments and other vital information necessary to help their senior. Topics covered include: critical information and document gathering; doctor and medication management; being prepared for potential emergencies.
    
18. Knowing is Caring, Part 2: Caregiver Research Findings
    Caregiver Research Findings by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics covered include: the confusion family caregivers often face when dealing with the many doctors, medications, appointments; critical information and document gathering; doctor and medication management; being prepared for potential emergencies.
    
19. Knowing is Caring, Part 3: Doctor and Medication Management
    Doctor and Medication Management by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics covered include: the confusion family caregivers often face when dealing with the many doctors, medications, appointments; doctor and medication management.
    
20. Knowing is Caring, Part 4: Caregiver Information Management
    Caregiver Information Management by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics covered include: issues such as critical information and document gathering and doctor and medication management.
    
21. MD.2 Personal Medication System
    MD.2 is the first medication system that offers individuals and caregivers a simple solution to complicated prescription schedules. MD.2 helps dispense, organize, remind, monitor, and safeguard daily medications.
    
22. Medical Cost Advocate
    Helps caregivers and their loved ones reduce their medical costs by validating billing accuracy and negotiating medical bills.  They can negotiate a better price before you have a procedure or reduce your medical bills after services are performed.  They will negotiate your bills regardless of the insurance plan you have -- POS, PPO, high deductible, HSA, HMO, etc.      
    
23. Medicine Program
    This program is for persons who do not have coverage either through insurance or government subsidies for outpatient prescription drugs, and who cannot afford to purchase medications at retail prices.
    
24. National Council on Patient Information and Education
    NCPIE works to advance the safe, appropriate use of medicines through enhanced communication.
    
25. Office of National Drug Control Policy
    
    
26. Over-the-Counter Medicines-Family Doctor.org
    
    
27. Patient-Doctor Communication by Home Instead Senior Care
    Patient-Doctor Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses how to help your parents communicate with their healthcare providers. These videos will introduce you to why communication is important, discuss legal healthcare related documents, and give you tips for how to have a good office visit.
    
28. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 1
    Patient-Doctor Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses how to help your parents communicate with their healthcare providers. These videos will introduce you to why communication is important, discuss legal healthcare related documents, and give you tips for how to have a good office visit.
    
29. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 2: Why it’s Important to Have Good Communication
    Why it’s Important to Have Good Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics discussed include why good communication with your parent’s medical team (physical therapists, eye doctors, mental health counselors, pharmacists, chiropractors, etc.) is so important and how to make it happen, plus some reasons why your support might help with communications.
    
30. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 3: Legal Documentation and Medical History
    Legal Documentation and Medical History by Home Instead Senior Care; This video covers the variety of documents you need or may wish to consider in order to help your loved one get the best care.These include legal medical forms and information, such as: “Authorization for Release of Information” form and HIPAA rules.
    
31. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 4: Tips for You and the Healthcare Provider to Follow
    Tips for You and the Healthcare Provider to Follow by Home Instead Senior Care; This video covers how to prepare for a medical appointment with your senior and strategies to use during a visit with a medical provider. Tips in this video are how you can help your parent feel more confident in understanding the doctor and is being heard and respected by the practitioner.
    
32. PatientAssistance.com
    Browse through over 1,000 prescription assistance programs designed to help those in need. Once you find a program that best suits you simply signup and manage your applications on this site.
    
33. Pfizer Inc
    
    
34. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
    
    
35. Prescription Drugs Interactions - Health A to Z
    
    
36. Prescription Drugs: PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs
    
    
37. State Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs
    
    
38. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    
    
39. WebMD Drug Lookup