As a doctor, I tell patients to get rid of these 5 medications
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It’s time to do some spring cleaning — of your medicine cabinet. Some of those medications have been sitting there for years, and the science around them may have quietly changed. Here are five that deserve a second look, says Dr. Trisha Pasricha, a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and The Washington Post’s Ask a Doctor columnist. But before you stop taking them, you should have a discussion with your doctor, just to be sure. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: X: https://x.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@washingtonpost Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/washingtonpost.com
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