Maximizing drug compliance in the elderly. Tips for staying on top of your patients' medication use.
The old joke goes, "I finally got it all together, but now I forget where I put it. "So it is for many older patients facing complicated disease management plans. They think they understand, but then the instructions blur or they forget if they took the medications or they become concerned that the drugs cost too much and decide to cut back. Taking care of themselves is suddenly just too complicated. Drs Ennis and Reichard look at the issues and present some strategies to improve compliance among the elderly.
Ennis
K J
KJ
Section of general internal medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Reichard
R A
RA
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance