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Medication phobia can be triggered by unpleasant adverse reactions to medications which are sometimes prescribed inappropriately or at excessive doses. Lack of awareness of the patient's predisposition to adverse effects (e.g. anxious patients and the elderly) and failure to attribute the adverse effects to the drug serves to compound the phobia.
Unnecessary drug therapy. This could occur when the patient has been placed on too many medications for their condition and the drug is simply not needed. [7] Wrong drug. This could occur when a patient is given medication that does not treat the patient's condition. Ex. A heart medication to treat an infection. [7] Dose too low.
In medicine, patient compliance (also adherence, capacitance) describes the degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice.Most commonly, it refers to medication or drug compliance, but it can also apply to other situations such as medical device use, self care, self-directed exercises, or therapy sessions.
The NHS also founded a deprescribing clinic to help patients quit antidepressants safely. Why some people experience withdrawal while others don’t is unknown, but there are a few solid ...
A study published earlier this year found that metformin can reduce feelings of hunger in people on the medication. That can cause patients to lose around 2% to 3% of their body weight within the ...
Abhyankar has also seen this problem when patients needed an expensive medication because cheaper alternatives haven't worked. "I've seen them do half a dose or take it once a day instead of the ...
In medicine, a contraindication is a condition (a situation or factor) that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Contraindication is the opposite of indication , which is a reason to use a certain treatment.
Parents have less autonomy to make decisions about their children's care than adult patients have over their own care. [58]: 5 Treatment may take place even if a child or adolescent disagree with treatment, though the wishes of a child patient are taken more into account the more burdensome treatment is and the worse the prognosis. [58]: 8