Open AccessHelping Patients Simplify and Safely Use Complex Prescription Regimens
Author(s) -
Michael S. Wolf,
Laura M. Curtis,
Katherine Waite,
Stacy Cooper Bailey,
Laurie Hedlund,
Terry C. Davis,
William H. Shrank,
Ruth M. Parker,
Alastair J.J. Wood
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.39
Subject(s) - regimen , dosing , medical prescription , medicine , health literacy , confidence interval , family medicine , pediatrics , health care , nursing , economics , economic growth
There is considerable variability in the manner in which prescriptions are written by physicians and transcribed by pharmacists, resulting in patient misunderstanding of label instructions. A universal medication schedule was recently proposed for standardizing prescribing practices to 4 daily time intervals, thereby helping patients simplify and safely use complex prescription regimens. We investigated whether patients consolidate their medications or whether there is evidence of unnecessary regimen complexity that would support standardization.
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