On the Coast – Over 55 Issue 29 I May/June 2019 | Page 6

Medication Checkup! by Dr Samantha Pethen A bout 2/5ths of Australians, aged over 50…and 2/3rds of Australians aged over 75 years old, take five or more medications every day. Older Australians taking five or more medications are twice as likely to report a side effect or other medication problem. This is true if they are prescription, over the counter, or complementary or herbal medications. Approximately 1/3 of all hospital admissions in those over 65 are related to medication, and half of these could be prevented. As we age, our bodies change, for example, by how much water, fat and muscle we have. We may become more sensitive to medication, or our bodies Fight the symptoms of TARTED... S HOW TO GET Parkinson’s Disease IZ have a better life, in HE QU you PD Warrior is TA about KE T helping help spite of and because of your will Parkinson’s. oing the quiz D in tify how you iden rofessionals PD you to Warrior helps you use the brain’s ur ls to approach yo ogressive leve ed ne natural ability to protect itself and are e er m. Th e create ng program w hab progra This re pathways. s to n’ more efficient helps you so in to types of Park nals are able three so e fin re move more freely you can continue the s. lp he nsed Facilitie that we use to . m ra activities you enjoy doing and get control back! g pro cy within our your therapy its su ne o which early strategy out intervention t out of the PD Warrior is an Find t. es for people who yo have recently been b u diagnosed with Parkinson’s ILITY disease. FIND A FAC commend We strongly re with an that you work et the most g to r instructo gram. In out of the pro u may even some cases, yo ling to the consider travel to complete closest facility . uctory sessions your introd Private Call Brisbane Waters Get control of your Parkinson’s and find out more today. hospital, your local PD Warrior licenced facility, on TH 4343 WEEK E 10 0275 DO for your assessment. HALLENGE C 6 S ENI O R S O N T H E nature This is our sig a great way d C OAS p T rogram an t results form to get the bes ks gives arrior. 10 wee may not process them as efficiently. We may also develop issues with vision or memory that can make managing medicines much harder. To make managing your medicines easier and safer, I would like to share with you a five point medication health check! Check in with your doctor Make sure you see your doctor every 6 months, or as directed. Your doctor 1 ARRIOR DIFF HOW IS PD W at is bette b program th ha re a is r rio PD War cise. You need an normal exer Parkinson’s th ur Parkinson lp you slow yo he to h ac ro p ap t type of Pa anding of wha st er d un an lems w from e having prob ar u yo es iti what activ you use the b Warrior helps goals are. PD ore efficient and create m f el its ct te ro to p you ca more freely so ve o m to u yo helps d get contro enjoy doing an activities you anged s significantly ch “PD Warrior ha d an I am for the better my mum’s life ogram pr e tive that th really apprecia rd lla exists” Laura Po PD Warrior e “After doing th nge I can now 10 Week Challe back!” say that – I am l al Peter Marsh Brisbane Waters Private Hospital 21 Vidler Avenue Woy Woy NSW, 2256 Phone: [phone] Email: [email protected] Web: brisbanewatersprivate.com.au