Everything we eat, drink, and breathe is processed by the liver, including all the medicines we take:
* Over-the-counter medicines
* Prescription medicines
* Vitamins
* Dietary supplements
* Alternative medicines
Learn as much as you can about your medicines and how they affect your liver. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist often. They can help you keep your liver healthy and manage your medications.
When you take medicines, it is important to:
*Follow dosing instructions.
*Take medicine as directed.
*Read the label.
*KNOW your medicines.
*Learn as much as you can about the medicines you take.
How can I manage my medications?
It is important to know what medicines you take and learn how they affect you. Whether you are someone living with chronic liver disease, a college student making health decisions for the first time, a parent caring for your children, or anyone taking an active role in their health--taking medication correctly means more than just taking the right amount at the right time. It also means learning about the medicines you take and how they mix with each other.
What about alcohol and medicines?
Talk to your doctor about how alcohol affects your liver. Mixing alcohol and medicines can be harmful, even if they are not taken at the same time.
DID YOU KNOW?
A damaged liver may not process medicines as well as a healthy liver. Alcohol has been shown to cause many liver diseases to progress faster. A damaged liver can make side effects of medicines worse.
To find more information on how to safely take medications and protect your liver at the same, click link below.
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Sincerely,
Erica Castillo Lucy Vega Bryanna Parra
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