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Why do patients refer to medications as the little white pill or the pink capsule? Strange or confusing names are problematic especially if you are old and have many medications. Other potential practical medication problems in the elderly including problems to remember, to swallow, practical handling, food- and drug- interactions, short use-before date are listed and described in this chapter. Possible solutions are also presented. For patient safety and for cost-effective care it’s very important to identify and solve these problems for the individual patient. A systematic model for this is presented in Chapter 10.
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Midlöv, P., Eriksson, T., Kragh, A. (2009). Practical Problems Related to the Patients Medication Intake. In: Drug-related problems in the elderly. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2446-6_8
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