How safe are medications—really?

The situation can quickly become critical, especially for patients taking multiple medications: interactions, adverse effects, and discontinuation of treatment are not exceptions, but everyday reality.
In the current issue of Heilberufe magazine (Springer Pflege), Anette Skowronsky wrote an article on the topic of medication safety.

In it, she shows how medications interact with other drugs, but also with food and beverages—and why a solid basic understanding of these interactions is so important in nursing care.

Caregivers are often the first to notice abnormalities—and they play a crucial role in identifying and avoiding risks.