Why is it important to take medication as prescribed?

Why is it important to take medication as prescribed?

Taking your medicine as prescribed or medication adherence is important for controlling chronic conditions, treating temporary conditions, and overall long-term health and well-being. A personal connection with your health-care provider or pharmacist is an important part of medication adherence.

How do doctors decide what to prescribe?

This six-step approach to prescribing suggests that the physician should (1) evaluate and clearly define the patient’s problem; (2) specify the therapeutic objective; (3) select the appropriate drug therapy; (4) initiate therapy with appropriate details and consider nonpharmacologic therapies; (5) give information.

What are the considerations that should be taken before medications are prescribed?

The 6 main variables of medication prescribing

• Height and weight.
• Sex.
• Age.
• Existing medical conditions.
• Drug interactions.
• Medication intolerance.
  

  What are the 5 points we check before administering medication?

  One of the recommendations to reduce medication errors and harm is to use the “five rights”: the right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, and the right time.

  What should you do if you forget to take your medication?

  If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next dose when it is due. Otherwise, take it as soon as it is remembered, and then go back to taking the medicine as usual. Do not take a double dose to make up for the dose that you missed. Do not take an extra dose.

  What are the 3 med checks?

  WHAT ARE THE THREE CHECKS? Checking the: – Name of the person; – Strength and dosage; and – Frequency against the: Medical order; • MAR; AND • Medication container.

  Is it OK to miss a day of medication?

  If you forget to take one or more doses: take your next dose at the normal time and in the normal amount. Do not take any more than your doctor prescribed. If you miss one dose, skip it and continue with your normal schedule.