Orange bottles and white pills. Maybe they’re two-color capsules. Maybe they are shaped like circles or ovals. They might have powder or pellets in them. Maybe your medication isn’t a pill at all. It could be a needle. In whatever form they are prescribed, we all know about prescription medicines and doctors’ orders to take them. Despite doctors’ instructions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states 20 percent to 30 percent of prescriptions are never filled. About 50 percent of people who do get their medicines stop taking them after 6 months. Are you in either of these groups?
Not taking your medicine as prescribed is called “medication non-adherence.” Doing this can have a bad impact on your long-term health. It can make you sicker. It can even land you in the hospital.
Whether you are asked to take 1 medicine or 11, it is understandable that you may not want to. Drugs can be expensive, and sometimes we just forget to take them. But we have to do better. Following the doctor’s advice can save time, money and energy. One trip to an emergency room can take up a whole day or longer for you and your family. Plus, it can cost you in gas money and cause you stress.
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