Red Cross: # 039; Heat affects medication effect # 039;

1. 80 percent of the elderly who use medication are not aware of the effect of heat on the effect of their medication. This is shown by research by the Red Cross.

1. Some medications can affect the temperature of your body in combination with warm weather, such as medications used for cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, psychiatric illness or diabetes. According to the study, only five percent of the elderly people surveyed take measures in the event of heat, such as consulting the package insert or visiting the doctor or pharmacy.

Check package insert

1. The Red Cross advises to be alert to the effect of heat on medicines and to at least check the package leaflet. "It is important that drug users contact their GP when in doubt. The GP can recommend whether or not to adjust the medication during the warmer days", says Marcel Olde Rikkert, professor of geriatrics at Radboudumc.

2. The Red Cross advises to be alert to the effect of heat on medicines and to at least check the package leaflet. "It is important that drug users contact their GP when in doubt. The GP can recommend whether or not to adjust the medication use during the warmer days," says Marcel Olde Rikkert, professor of geriatrics at Radboudumc.