The Health and Wellness industry is currently an industry, which is starting to see tremendous growth, especially within the United States. Companies such as Life Extension, Herbalife, and GNC, are just a few of the companies advocating for consumers to use their products. Consumers are responding to their advertising efforts and many more are starting to take multivitamins, cell activators, sleep aid medications and many more!
Although the increase and use of these dietary supplements are helping multiple individuals, the fact is most healthcare providers are unaware their patients are on these herbal supplements. The absence and lack of documentation in this area could lead to medication errors.
Everyone has heard stories of an individual who had high blood pressure before they started a weight loss program and after three days, their blood pressure began to lower, and their doctor had no clue why. Others have heard stories of herbal supplements, which reduce the risk of breast cancer or prostate cancer or improve eye vision.
These stories are both good and bad. The good are those individuals who are on some form of herbal supplement and receiving positive results. These positive results and stories fail to reach the ears of healthcare providers, because they are unclear which products you are taking and therefore cannot recommend any alternatives to other patients who may be in the same predicament. On the other hand, these stories are bad because patients may be on herbal supplements, which could interact adversely with other medications prescribed and could lead to deadly medication errors.
Taking herbal supplements does not have to lead to medication errors. This can be an excellent way to inform your family or healthcare provider of what products you are taking and the results you are receiving. This is the reason why people who take herbals are looking towards Ncapsul, Inc. Ncapsul, Inc believes in “…Making Medicine Simple” and provides a Capsulcard (medication record card) to document any over-the-counters (OTCs) or herbal supplements you currently are taking. This durable wallet card will allow your healthcare provider to see the supplements you are taking before prescribing anything to could have an adverse effect to you. In addition, Ncapsul understand many individuals who are taking supplements may have general questions on what they are consuming. Ncapsul understands this fact and provides access to a Pharmacist to answer general medication related questions by EMAIL, phone, or pager.
Preventing medication errors or promoting your success stories with your herbals does not have to be difficult. Visit (http://www.ncapsul.com/capsulcard) to get started on documenting your herbal supplements on your Capsulcard (medication ID card) and ‘Ask Our Pharmacists’ your general medication questions!
A graduate from the University of Florida with a Bachelors in Health Education Behavior specializing in Health Promotion. Have over 7 years experience in Health Services, specifically Health Education, Health Promotion, and Medication Safety. Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/supplements-and-vitamins-articles/herbal-supplements-cause-medication-errors-1783467.html
