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The problems of deciding what to tell patients about the implications of P.D. which were explored in Chapter 2 were compounded by the further difficulties of deciding what to explain and how to supervise the drug treatment. We have seen in Chapter 1 that, technically, management of the drug regimen is complex, requiring fine tuning over time to achieve the best balance between minimizing the side-effects and maximizing control of the illness. Clinically this demands careful individual assessment.
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© 1990 Ruth Pinder
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Pinder, R. (1990). The Drug Regimen: ‘We Can Treat It’. In: The Management of Chronic Illness. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21141-8_4
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