Medication Management

Medication management helps you stay consistent with necessary, health-maintaining pharmaceuticals. At Dr. Becky’s Family Practice, Rebecca ‘Becky’ Long, MD, offers medication management if you’re dealing with chronic disease, mental health challenges, or short-term health care challenges. The practice offers telehealth and house calls to those in and around Salisbury, Maryland. Call today or use the online tool to schedule your appointment.

What is medication management?

Medication management helps optimize your drug-related outcomes while minimizing potential risks. It involves:

• Prescribing appropriate medications
• Ensuring proper usage
• Monitoring for side effects
• Adapting treatment plans 

Dr. Becky mainly prescribes generic medications. These are less expensive and often have well-researched effects. 

Do medication management services help me take prescriptions properly? 

Dr. Becky advocates proper medication adherence for effective treatment. She helps you establish a routine, use pill organizers if needed, and understand contraindications — a situation where a certain medicine may be harmful. 

She encourages open communication about any challenges or concerns and helps tailor the management plan to your lifestyle and preferences.

How do you manage side effects from medications?

Certain medications cause unwanted side effects. If the ones you’re experiencing are interfering with your quality of life, Dr. Becky can help you take measures to alleviate them. This might include:

• Eating, or not eating, certain foods around the time of day you take your medication
• Ensuring adequate hydration
• Avoiding the combination of certain medications, including over-the-counter drugs and supplements

Dr. Becky may also consider changing your dosage or medication type altogether. 

Who benefits from medication management?

Dr. Becky manages medications related to chronic disease, pain, short-term illnesses, and mental health concerns like anxiety and depression. 

Prescribed medications do various things, like ease symptoms and prevent the worsening of a condition, such as high blood pressure or asthma. 

Prescribed medications can also help you manage chronic pain, whether that’s from an injury or a musculoskeletal condition such as fibromyalgia. 

Medications managed may also include antibiotics for bacterial infections, including strep throat or a urinary tract infection. Dr. Becky will instruct you to take the entire dose even when your symptoms start to resolve. 

How does medication management work?

You will usually have medication management sessions through telehealth. The practice schedules these appointments regularly, depending on the type and the condition being treated.

Dr. Becky may want to check in weekly, monthly, or quarterly when you’re on a new medication. 

Always make an appointment if you have concerns about your medication, such as side effects, or if it doesn’t seem to be working like it should. 

If you need help managing your medication regimen, reach out to Dr. Becky’s Family Practice. Call today or use the online tool to set up your appointment.