Medication Adherence

Topic: Medication Safety in the Elderly Overdosing on prescribed medication in the elderly has happened again resulting in loss of life. This is an avoidable occurrence. Allowing your elderly loved one to take their medications without supervision is…simply put…dangerous! Taking medications of any kind can be dangerous, especially if there…

Did you take your dose? Daily, I mistake — there was a medication I forgot to take. I’m in the middle of my day at the Féve Chocolate Factory as a Kitchen Lead for the Chocolate Productions Unit. My team and I work efficiently every day to produce 15,000 pounds of…

Avoiding Osteoporosis should be your mission. A 90-year-old female resident in my Senior Community was walking in her apartment when she suddenly fell to the floor, breaking her leg. Her bones are brittle. She has Osteoporosis. Eighty percent of people with this ailment are women. It usually happens during and after menopause. Women…

The superpower of a start-up is its ability to fail fast, realign, and try again. This ability is one of the main features of a start-up that separates it from a small business. A small business must understand its marketplace and how to operate before launching, but start-ups exist to…

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the US. What’s on this survivor’s mind? Check back for a bite-sized insight every day from now until Halloween. Part of my treatment plan is to take a pill daily for the next five to ten years to block estrogen production and…

Use a daily or weekly pill box to help organise and keep track of medication. Pill boxes can be a great way for patients to keep track of their medication and support adherence. Daily pill boxes can help patients keep track of when they need to take their medication and ensure that they are taking the correct dose. …

Conscience pricking from Facebook — Before my wife and I lost patience with Facebook and canceled our accounts eleven years ago, I responded to a posting by a college student. He said he wouldn’t want to live any longer when he reaches the age when everyone has to take bunches of pills every morning. …

I tracked this in my book. — For a period of my life, I was faced with coming to terms with being diagnosed with bipolar I disorder, after experiencing euphoric mania that made me feel like a megalomaniac with a god complex. …

The Wrong Medication Sent Me To The ER Twice Our healthcare system is seriously overtaxed, anyone who has ever had a medical emergency during this time (regardless of your beliefs on this *situation) knows what an understatement this is. Sadly, what has happened is that the standard of care is…