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Prescription Drug Web Sites

There are many Web sites that cover prescription drugs. Sometimes you can do a search for a drug on a search engine and find an amazing amount of information on that drug. Here are a few Web sites I found to be particularly helpful.

http://www.drkoop.com

This is a great health Web site that reports new developments in health care and research. It also has a great lookup search engine that will seek out any known drug by name and list everything about it.

http://www.healthsquare.com/drugmain.htm

Health Square is a general health Web site. Their drug/medicine site will allow you to look up almost any drug. Drugs are listed alphabetically and each listing includes all the brand and generic names that the drug is sold under. The listing also includes uses and side effects for each drug.

http://www.Rxlist.com

This site lists valuable information on prescription and herbal drugs.


http://www.canpharmex.com

An excellent source for great savings on discount drugs. Save up to 80% or more off pharmaceuticals in Canada. Find a simple ordering process and up to date product information.

http://www.northcountryrx.com

This site offers a free booklet that you can download for free on the advantages of ordering your prescription drugs from Canada using photocopies of your original prescription.

http://www.mapleleafmeds.com

Get a three month supply of the prescriptions you need and save 60% or more on what you are paying now. They even offer free shipping from Canada.

http://www.doctorsolve.com/online-pharmacy.htm

Here you'll find practically everything you ever wanted to know about online pharmacies and how they can save you money. Many good links for seniors on this site.

http://www.onlinepharmacyprescription.com
Online Pharmacy - Compare prices of medication available online from trusted pharmacies.

http://www.nutrasanus.com
Natural Health, Nutritional, Herbal and Vitamin Supplements Guide -- providing educational information for health conscious consumers.

Care Manager/ Care Giver Web Sites

If your parent needs special care or ongoing home care, the doctor may advise you to look into, and take advantage of, the social services available in your area. If your doctor doesn't bring this up, ask about them yourself. Sometimes doctors don't know what social programs your parent is eligible for. If that's the case, you may want to look into finding a geriatric care manager. You can find a list of geriatric care managers on the Internet at http://www.caremanager.org. Caregivers charge from $60 to $100 per hour , but can be worth their weight in gold when referring you to help and setting up an action plan. They may be able to recommend programs in your area that can enhance your parent's quality of life and make their remaining years more enjoyable.

http://www.worklifesandiego.org An organization set up to recognizing employers who are friendly to the needs of caregivers. And to servicing the needs of the caregiver in all of us.

www.caregiversadvice.com

Here's a site with a great forum for caregivers. If you feel guilty about caring for, or the type of care you are able to provide for an aging parent, this site will help you feel redeemed -- especially if your aging parent suffers from dementia

http://www.Aging-Parents-and-Elder-Care.com

Here's a great site for articles, comprehensive checklists, and links to key resources designed to make it easier for family caregivers to quickly find the information they need and avoid overlooking something important in the care of their loved one."

Legal and Personal Web Sites

http://www.seniorsagainstsecuritiesfraud.com

Here's a place that explains to seniors how to avaoid getting ripped off by brokers posing as friends. It was compiled by a senior who personally experienced this tragedy and put the site together to try and help other seniors avoid the same experience.

http://www.partnershipforcaring.org

Here's a Web site that explains about advance directives, living wills, durable power of attorney for health care and more.

http://www.seniorresource.com

This Web site has a little something for every problem that your parent faces, from housing, finances, to insurance. It's one of the best overall Web sites for seniors.

http://www.ec-online.net

Like the above site, here's another great all-purpose source for all kinds of information including legal help for your aging parent.

www.agelesspublications.com

Here's a site designed to help boomers live to a ripe old age through proper living. Find out how.

http://www.senior2senior.org

Here's a great site for seniors with a discussion board, a free caregiver's guide you can download, and much more.

http://community.webtv.net/roadheadthree/book

Here's a great site from someone who slept in Golden Gate park during the 60's and grew up to become a great writer. This is a site you can spend an afternoon in while listening to 60's music. Mike Marino has worked hard here to post his book and special well-written stories that take you back into history and evoke a little nostalgia.

Housing Web Sites

http://www.nationalsharedhousing.org

This is the Web site of National Shared Housing, a nonprofit foundation that helps seniors find shared housing. They have chapters in practically every city of every state. Call the number listed on the Web site for the chapter closest to you.

http://www.aahsa.org

The Web site of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. This is a nonprofit organization representing 5,600 not-for-profit nursing homes, retirement communities, and senior housing facilities across the U.S. They provide an excellent publication called the Consumer's Directory of Continuing Care Retirement Communities, which lists retirement communities across the U.S. There's also a great consumer information page on their Web site with links to medical articles, consumer information about health care, options for a relative with Alzheimer's disease, and consumer tips on finding an assisted living home.

http://www.ccal.org

This link will take you to the Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living, a national, nonprofit organization representing the needs of consumers in assisted living facilities, and educating professionals and the general public on assisted living issues. They have a checklist called "Questions to Ask When Choosing an Assisted Living Facility" that you can download from their Web site information.

http://www.seniorhousing.net

Here you'll find a complete listing of retirement homes in your area with prices and photos of their exteriors. In some cases, you can look at actual 360 degree virtual tours of available senior housing including rooms, lobby, and other areas. This Web site is chock full of useful information. It has a great interactive checklist for evaluating the best type of housing or care for your parent. It explains the differences in housing options that are available and offers checklists for evaluating a senior housing or care center. It also lists storage facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada. It has one of the best links to medical sites I've seen.

http://www.livon.com

This unique site has interactive health checklists that show you the level of care your parent will require. Then you can go through a list of housing and search by location, level of care, and price. You can find photos and floor plans of the facilities. You can even send an instant request for a facility's brochure or an on-site tour. This Web site lists available senior services.

Hospital Web Sites

http://www.100tophospitals.com

This site features free downloads of national studies that list hospitals and how the hospitals rate against benchmark ratings on mortality and complications from their treatment of patients.

http://www.modernmaturity.org/departments/2002/health/0505_health_a.html

This site lists the top 50 hospitals in the USA as well as the leading hospitals for different types of care, such as cancer, cardiovascular, pulmonary, etc.

Mental Instability and Dementia Web Sites

http://www.alzwell.com is a site made for helping caregivers of dementia patients. It has a large amount of information on dementia including frequently asked questions, residential options, and insurance coverage.

http://www.alz.org is the official site of the Alzheimer's Association. It lists the early-warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, dementia treatment options, and lists programs and many resources.

Nursing Home Web Sites

http://www.aahsa.org

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has a great checklist for finding the right nursing home for your parent.

http://www.normanwilliams.com

This Web site is designed by an asset protection agency and gives vital information on how to avoid probate and how to plan for asset protection. It also tells how to qualify for nursing home Medicaid benefits.

http://www.nursinghomereports.com

This unique site provides up-to-date reports on nursing homes around the country as well as what you should know about nursing home care.

Hospice and Funeral Web Sites

http://www.hospicenet.org

This site gives practically every bit of information you'd want to know about hospice. It covers pain control, advance directives, how to be an effective caregiver to a hospice patient, how to say good-bye, and even how to help children and teenagers deal with death.

http://www.nhpco.org

The official site of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, this site helps you find a hospice near you, how to select a hospice program, and how to communicate your end of life wishes.

http://www.freefuneralhelp.com

A unique site that has a 35-page book on planning a funeral that you can download for free. Emphasis is on consumer awareness.

http://www.funerals.org

This consumer-savvy site from the Funeral Consumer's Alliance gives you consumer alerts of the latest frauds in funeral services, a checklist for inspecting a crematory, even a Web site to check on wholesale prices of caskets.

http://www.funeralplan.com

Here you'll find lots of articles on everything from choosing a casket to personalizing a memorial service. Even gives information on how to donate a body to science.

http://www.mastertouchcremation.com/2/14.html

While cremation is becoming more and more popular around the world and in the United States, there are still many common misperceptions. Start with the MasterTouch Cremation Learning Center, this section of an amazing web site looks at cremation in-depth and features an array of resources for your own investigation.

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