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A member asked:
What is considered long term in regards to taking medication? is it a year or more?
7 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
It depends: it depends on the medication and the illness being treated. Sometimes a year is long-term. Sometimes it's not. If you'd like, write back with the specific name of the medicine. Good luck.
Answered 6/1/2015
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No consensus: It depends on the condition and medication as there is no single definition of long term. You may consider longer than 6 months to be long term.
Answered 6/1/2015
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Moot question: Don't mean to be rude but question is moot. Take medication only if you need it AND only if desired benefit exceeds potential risk & side effects. But for paperwork & legal purposes, anything beyond 6mo-1yr can be considered long-term. Some treatments, like for blood clots, require meds for 3-6mo. 1st depression is treated for 6mo. Blood pressure, cholesterol & sugar are life-long b/c failed lifes
Answered 6/11/2015
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Depends on the: Certain medications are usually given for short time like a week to 2weeks taking then longer could lead significant side effects while other medications are usually okay to be taken for life.
Answered 6/1/2015
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