Navigating Healthcare – Patient Safety and Personal Healthcare Management

Simple Things – Medication Lists

Posted in Primary Care by drnic on October 7, 2008

Just keeping a clear record of your own medications, written down to include the date for starting (and finishing), dosage, and the name of the drug (spelt correctly)

It might seem such a basic idea but you would be amazed at how difficult it can be to get this information in a busy clinical practice. Keeping this list up to date for your elderly parents is even more important as the list of drugs gets very complicated and difficult to keep track for the elderly

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