TY - JOUR
AU - Swartz, Allan, J.
AB - Abstract This article reviews some of the reasons outpatients make mistakes in taking their medications and suggests actions that pharmacists may take to remedy this problem. A case study of an illiterate patient who failed to take her medications properly is presented. Pharmacists designed a special patient medication sheet to assist the patient. The aspects of self-medication errors discussed include the inability to comprehend directions, patient attitude toward taking drugs, and unclear directions. Included among the solutions to these problems are supplemental directions, pharmacist-patient consultations, better packaging and patient follow-up. The pharmacist must consider it his responsibility to assure the correct self-administration of drugs by outpatients. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL PHARMACISTS, San Francisco, California, April 1, 1971. Copyright © 1972 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
TI - Prescription Dispensing to the Problem Patient
JF - American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
DO - 10.1093/ajhp/29.2.163
DA - 1972-02-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/prescription-dispensing-to-the-problem-patient-3fB9Dmcsvn
SP - 163
EP - 166
VL - 29
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -