Managing many medications may cause you to forget to take your medications at the correct times. Skipping, changing, or ignoring your medications may have negative effects on your health.
If you find yourself forgetting to take your medications often, here are some tips to keep your treatment plan on track.
Preeti Parikh, MD is the Executive Medical Director at GoodRx and served as the Chief Medical Officer of HealthiNation.
Punkaj Khanna is a senior pharmacist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and has special interests in patient education and compliance.
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