according to the cdc 82% of americans take at least one medication & 29% of us take five or more. each year seven hundred thousand er visits are due to adverse effects from medications. medications have the potential to cause harm if steps are not taken to ensure their proper use. talk with your local pharmacist they are an incredible & under-utilized resource for consumers. programs exist that contain comprehensive information on drug-to-drug interaction. ask them about the medications supplements or herbs you take. they can review these with you and help prevent or reduce the risk of an adverse reaction or medical error.
what drugs affect lithium levels. i take lithium resperdal and paxil. i was in the hospital for a cyst and they gave me morphine and vicodin. would the pain killers affect the level of my other medications?