Follow the directions and make sure you understand how and when to take your medications What you should know: • Always read directions carefully •Take medications only as directed by your doctor •Make sure your pharmacist knows all the medications you are taking Related Videos: •Drug Interactions, www.youtube.com Related Health Articles: •Drug Interactions Remember those high school chemistry experiments in which you mixed two harmless chemicals and got a bizarre reaction? You may be performing a similar experiment on yourself every time you take two medications at the same time. Certain drugs react strongly when taken with others, often causing serious side effects. In rare cases, drug interactions can even be deadly…Read More: bit.ly •Drug-Herb Interactions Herbal supplements are popular these days, but very few people have given up on mainstream medicine. Most of us still pop aspirin, see our physicians regularly, and pick up prescriptions from the pharmacy. Mixing herbs with traditional medicines can be the best of two worlds — as long as you mix wisely… Read More: bit.ly Transcript Hi, I’m Melvin Smith and I’m a CVS pharmacist. The most important thing about taking medications is to always make sure you are taking them properly. Between 21 and 55 percent of all seniors either don’t take their medications or take them incorrectly. But there are a few things you can do to make taking medicine correctly a little easier. First, follow the directions and make sure …