Avoid overmedication
and harmful drug
interactions
Check with your doctor or pharmacist
before taking over the counter
drugs (OTCs) or supplements.
Some cause side effects. Some—like
ibuprofen and naproxen—have different
names but belong to the same
drug type; taking both is like taking
a double dose. Some may interact
with your prescription medications.
Make a list of all your medications—
including OTC drugs, vitamins, supplements
and herbal remedies—their
doses, and how often you take them.
Share this list with all your healthcare
providers and caregivers. Take it
with you to each medical appointment,
and always carry in case of a medical
emergency. Once or twice a year, ask
your doctor to review the list.
Ask why If you get a new prescription,
or your dose is changed. Ask
your doctor or pharmacist to make
sure they know what other drugs you
are using and check a drug interaction
database. Also ask:
• What is the purpose of the medication,
and how will I know if it is
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working?
• What side effects should I watch
for?
• When and how should I take the
medication?
• What should I do if I miss a
dose?
• Will the medication interact with
other medications I’m taking?
• Will it impact any other medical
conditions that I may have?
• Is a generic or lower-cost brand
name version of the medication available?
Take your medications exactly
as directed by your healthcare providers.
Be sure you understand how,
when, and for how long you should
take the medication. Try to have
all your prescriptions fi lled at the
same pharmacy so the pharmacist
is aware of everything you are taking.
Tell your pharmacist about any
reactions you’ve had to medications
in the past.
Tell your doctor right away if you
begin new health problems after starting
a new medication. You may be having
a reaction to the medication.
• Don’t take medication that is not
prescribed for you
• Don’t use medication that has
passed its expiration date
• Don’t stop taking medication just
because you feel better
• Don’t drink alcohol when you
take medication for sleep, pain, anxiety,
or depression
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VAN NEST NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE MEETING
Ted Pryor, representing Councilman Mark Gjonaj, spoke at the Van Nest Neighborhood
Alliance’s meeting on Monday, March 11 at the Msgr. Fiorentino Apartments.
have plenty of rakes and
garden tools , just need
hands to put them in.
I was informed by the
County Commander that
on Wednesday, April 24
a Veterans Round Table
will be held by our new
state senator. Time is noon to 2 p.m.,
location is still being worked out.
When I know, you will, good time for
all posts to send out representatives
to let her know who we are and what
we do. No sick call at this time, that’s
a good thing. More to come next time
around.
We are stronger as one, let’s work
together.
God bless America.
A happy belated St.
Patrick’s Day to all.
Hope all had a good and
safe time. The weather
for the Throggs Neck
parade wasn’t the
best but I did not hear
many complaints Fine
Irish weather, a grand day for the
high stool.
Thanks to the NYC Transit Pipes
& Drums for another good season.
Hope all the posts got in gear with
the Buddy Check program to reach out
to members that haven’t been seen or
heard from in sometime, good way to
let them know we still think of them.
Spring is upon us, I hope, time to
start cleaning up the grounds. We
The 21st Annual St. Patrick’s
Day Throggs Neck Parade was held
on Sunday, March 10 featuring this
year’s grand marshals, former Congressman
Joseph Crowley, Margaret
McKeegan and Sr. Teresa Barton,
CND, Celtic bands, Irish dancers and
parade marchers, as well as, local
schools, community organizations,
like the Throggs Neck Benevolent Association,
elected offi cials, families
and businesses. The rain certainly
did not dampen anyone’s spirit and
if you missed Scarlett, a miniature
horse representing Schuyler Hill Funeral
Home, go to www.bxtimes.com
and scroll through the photos of the
parade.
Our next Throggs Neck Merchants
Association meeting will be
held at Tosca Marquee located at 4034
E. Tremont Avenue, on Wednesday,
March 27 at 7 p.m. Dinner is $10 per
person. If you know a merchant who
is interested in attending, please invite
them as our guest. We will also
have our 50/50 raffl e.
Promote your business by sponsoring
a TNMA meeting. It’s a great way
to get your business and brand out
there. As a sponsor, you
will be allowed to give
a brief presentation to
our members the night
of our meeting. We also
waive our dinner fee for
sponsors and spotlight
your business in our
meeting announcements, in this column
for the month and via our social
media. Our Facebook page alone has
over 1,000 followers. Our followers are
members, non-members and residents
so your target audience goes further
than just the attendees of our monthly
meetings. If you or another member/
merchant is interested in sponsoring
one of our meetings this year, please
ask them to email info@throggsneckmerchants.
com or call Angela at (646)
657-1312.
Become a TNMA member. Our
Throggs Neck Merchant Association
is one of the largest in the Bronx.
As a TNMA member, your business
will be featured on our website, your
events and promotions will be listed
in our TNMA column in the Bronx
Times and you can network with
other members at any of our meetings
and events. Partner
with fellow merchants
to develop special promotions
or projects designed
to benefi t the entire
commercial strip,
as well as the surrounding
community. Ready
to become a TNMA member? Joining
is easy. Simply go to our website,
www.throggsneckmerchants.com for
more info or download the membership
application at www.throggsneckmerchants.
com/member_application.
pdf.
The Northeast Bronx Community
Farmers Market Project is having
their Winter Market on Saturday,
March 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Confetti
Party Place, 3190 Westchester
Avenue. Their Winter Market will be
held one Tuesday and one Saturday
a month through May. Visit their Facebook
page for their Winter Market
Schedule and regular updates.
Another benefi t of being a TNMA
Member is we will announce any upoming
promotion, sale, product or
service in this column, as well as,
posting it on our TNMA social media.
Please email your information to
info@throggsneckmerchants.com or
call Angela at (646) 657-1312 for further
assistance. This service is at no
extra cost to our TNMA members.
Our colleagues at the Bronx Chamber
of Commerce are having their
Women of Distinction Luncheon on
Friday, March 29, from 11:30 a.m. to -2
p.m., at the Villa Barone Manor honoring
‘Visionary Women — Champions
of Peace and Nonviolence’. The
honorees are Darlene Rodriguez, anchor,
Today In New York/WNBC;
and Dr. Esther D. Henry, senior pastor,
The House of the Lord Ministries
Inc. The Keynote Speaker is Bronx
District Attorney Darcel Clark. The
Mistress of Ceremonies is CBS-TV’s
Mary Calvi, who will also sign copies
of her debut novel, ‘Dear George,
Dear Mary’, based on the true account
of the relationship between
George Washington and his fi rst love,
the richest belle of Colonial America,
Mary Eliza Philipse. RSVP by Friday,
March 21 or call (718) 828-3900 or
events@bronxchamber.org. Tickets
are $70 for chamber members; $80 for
non-chamber members.
(Above, l-r) NCO Stephen Brancatelli, VNNA treasurer John Messinger, NCO Patrick
Nicewicz, Shradhanaad Pirtam, VNNA president Bernadette Ferrara, VNNA secretary
Marion Manfredi, Ted Pryor and VNNA senior advisor Bob Nolan.
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
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