Medication management

With the importance of medication organization becoming apparent in the healthcare sector, it comes with no surprise that various med management products have found their way to the market.

Being prescribed new medications can cause anxiety. You may be afraid of how the medicine will affect your quality of life or become stressed about accidentally missing a dose.

These feelings are normal. And instead of being ashamed of them, consider investigating them. What exactly is causing you to worry? Pinpointing specific concerns can help you formulate medication questions, which can empower you to feel in control of your health.

One of the biggest concerns with prescription medication is staying organized and taking your doses on time. While many medications are taken once a day and can be incorporated into your daily schedule, taking pills every day becomes extremely repetitive.

This repetition can unfortunately create some confusion. You remember opening that pill bottle and taking a dose, but was that tonight, or are you thinking of last night?

In an attempt to reduce confusion and help with medication adherence and safety, pill packs have continued to grow in popularity. Made popular with daily pills such as birth control, or prescription drugs taken at a certain time of day like steroid dose packs, these packs are pre-organized and pre-scheduled, allowing you to pop out one pill at a time, leaving the rest of the doses organized in place, labeled, and ready when you are.

Disclaimer: this article is not medical advice. Patients should never alter their medication regimen without speaking to a healthcare provider first.