Good reason to have electronic records to keep track of this...example...I take 2 green pills, one blue one, 1 orange one at night and 2 yellow ones when I need them and I used to take the red one...(grin)..BD
CHICAGO - Most doctors rely on patients to give them an accurate account of what drugs they are taking, but a new U.S. study published on Thursday suggests many patients get it wrong.
About 40 percent of 119 patients taking blood pressure medication in three community health centers could not accurately recall what drugs they were taking.
That number jumped to 60 percent for those with low health literacy, a measure of their ability to read and comprehend health-related materials, researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago found.
Persell said the problem was worse than expected and poses challenges for doctors who are trying to understand why a patient's health is not improving with treatment.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21257401/
People can't name their drugs, but they do have "drug snobbery" to the max! "My drugs are good and necessary, your drugs are bad, immoral, and indicate a weakness of character!"
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