Medication adherence means taking your medicine the way it was prescribed by your doctor:
In the right amount – correct dose
At the right time – example in the morning and before bed
In the right way – example twice daily
For as long as your doctor recommends you take it
Tips to help you stick with your medication plan
Take your medicines at the same time(s) each day. A regular clock/phone alarm can help
Link it with something else you do around the same time(s) each day, such as brushing your teeth
Keep a calendar or chart to write down when you take your medicines. Place a reminder note on your calendar a week before the medicine is due to run out
Put a reminder note on your refrigerator, phone, medicine cabinet, or bathroom mirror
Remember to refill your prescription. Put your medicine in pill boxes
Ask friends or family to help remind you. You can remind each other!
Use one pharmacy.
Talk to your doctor
About any allergies to medications
If you have any side effects with the medications, you are taking
Before you stop taking any medications
If you take or use any medicines prescribed by another Doctor or over the counter products such as cough syrups, pain relievers or herbal remedies
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