Healthy Aging and Medical Recalls

As a caregiver for someone with dementia, it's essential to stay informed about medical recalls that can affect their health and well-being. From drugs to medical devices, understanding the potential risks and side effects can be challenging.

Healthy Aging and Medical Recalls
Health Aging

What do healthy aging and medical recalls have in common? An educated consumer.

If you care for someone that suffers from dementia, there’s something you ought to know. Caregivers and doctors work tirelessly to promote healthy aging. And positive life-experiences for those with dementia. Dementia cannot be cured. It is still very important to stay on a variety of prescriptions … to keep their bodies as healthy as possible. Sometimes with prescriptions, however, come side effects… that can actually diminish quality of life. These side effects are often unclear… if they are a natural reaction, or one that seeks greater research and care.

Does Your Doctor Notify You of Medical Recalls

FDA Issues Warnings

To help shed more light on this subject… The FDA is continually issuing warnings and recalls for drugs. and medical devices that affect thousands of unknowing dementia sufferers every day. Prescriptions like Lipitor and Actos, for example, are drugs that are used by a wide variety of people. Including dementia patients.

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Have more questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Question section of the website. You will find a lot of different questions answered directly.

American Recall Center

With the frequent pace of new information and complicated explanations, from the FDA… it can be overwhelming and unrealistic to find trustworthy information in one place. The American Recall Center recognizes this problem. And aims to make the  information easier to find.

Part of healthy aging is… finding time for the activities that are most important to finding happiness. Sifting through the Internet for trusted and straightforward resources.. isn’t one of those activities. That’s why Recalls.gov was created, to have a reliable source of information. By building a comprehensive resource on the Internet for consumer-related healthcare topics… patients can have the knowledge they need about their health in one easy-to-find place. Stay current with Recalls.gov. Not only will you receive timely information about medications and medical devices… you will have more time to enjoy life with the ones that need your help and information most.

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