How to gently remind others to take medicine?

Make a simple medication desk calendar, and note the name of the medicine, the time and times of taking medicine on it. After each meal, put a tick in the corresponding position. If the elderly often forget to take medicine, try to buy some long-acting drugs for the elderly once a day, which can greatly reduce the chance of forgetting to take medicine for the elderly. However, you should never buy drugs blindly, and you must follow the guidance and advice of professional doctors. So, what are the ways to remind the elderly to take medicine?

1. Remind the elderly to take medicine carefully and keep the medicine box

The elderly often take out the medicine bottle and throw away the medicine box and instructions. After a long time, they don't know if the medicine they haven't finished has expired, or when they want to take the medicine they once took again, they can't buy it because they can't remember the name of the medicine.

2. You can set an alarm clock to remind the elderly to take medicine.

Setting an alarm clock can also remind the elderly of the time, and it is also a good choice to use electronic devices to remind them to take medicine. Put the medicine in a conspicuous place, such as next to the TV, dining table, coffee table, tableware, mouthwash cup, etc., or stick some colored notes in a conspicuous position.

3. Remind the elderly to buy classified medicine boxes.

Indicate the name and date of taking medicine on the classified medicine boxes, and tick the corresponding positions after taking medicine every day. If you keep it for a week or so, you can form a good habit, which can greatly reduce the chances of the elderly forgetting to take medicine.

4. Remind the elderly to take medicine. You can use the mobile phone memo to remind them

Enter the time and dosage of taking medicine into the mobile phone memo in advance to remind them to take medicine. For the elderly, it is best to remind them with loud vibration, so that they can hear it even if the mobile phone is in their pocket or not around, and you can set an alarm clock to remind them of the time of taking medicine.

What should I do if the elderly forget to take medicine?

1. If the elderly forget to take medicine, please take it in time and correctly.

If the elderly forget to take medicine, they can make it up immediately. The medicine for the next meal is still taken at the original time. If you find it three times a day, you can make it up in time. But if the time is long and it is close to the next meal, don't make up for it. You must take the medicine on time for the next meal.

2. Old people forget to take medicine, so don't take it again.

Some old people will take twice the dose after forgetting to take medicine, but doctors have proved that this is not possible.

most drugs can't be supplemented in the next time after being missed, especially those drugs with small safety range and strong toxic and side effects, such as digoxin and aminophylline. Taking multiple drugs twice can lead to serious consequences, such as antihypertensive drugs and improper supplementation, which can lead to or induce.

3. Old people forget to take medicine. First-aid medicines for the elderly should be put away

Old people with angina pectoris should always have first-aid medicines such as nitroglycerin and indomethacin, and put them at the bedside and other places where they can reach. When the disease breaks out, take one tablet quickly and put it under the tongue. Old people with asthma should prepare tracheal dilating aerosol to prevent acute attack. First-aid drugs should be checked regularly, expired drugs should be handled and updated in time, and the characteristics of drugs should be checked for changes.

what should the elderly pay attention to when taking medicine

1. The elderly should make a definite diagnosis before deciding the treatment

When they find that they are unwell, they should seek a definite diagnosis from a doctor in time, and then refer to the doctor's advice according to their illness to decide the treatment plan. You can't take it for granted to use drugs indiscriminately, otherwise it will easily lead to symptoms and adverse drug reactions.

2. The elderly should take diet therapy first, and then take medicine.

As the saying goes, medicine is toxic in three ways. Therefore, those who can use diet therapy should use diet therapy first. Physiotherapy, massage, acupuncture and other methods can be considered if it still doesn't work after dietotherapy, and finally medication is chosen.

3, the elderly should pay attention to the dosage of drugs

Because of liver decline, the ability of drug metabolism is reduced, and kidney excretion is also slow, so the dosage of drugs used by the elderly should be reduced compared with that of young adults, and the types of drugs should not be too much. There are many kinds of drugs used at the same time, so there are more chances of side effects, which may produce some adverse reactions. Therefore, the elderly, especially those suffering from chronic organic diseases, can't do whatever they want when taking drugs. Otherwise, it will be extremely harmful to attend to one thing and lose another. Generally speaking, the dosage for the elderly is: 4/5 of the dosage for adults aged 6-8; Over 8 years old is 1/2 of the adult population.

4, the elderly should pay attention to the method of administration

The elderly suffer from chronic diseases, and generally do not advocate intravenous drip and intramuscular injection. However, if you are suffering from acute diseases or acute infections accompanied by high fever, you need intravenous administration. This is because the elderly have poor absorption ability of drugs, and the pain after injection is severe or easy to form induration. Therefore, injection administration should be reduced as much as possible.

5. Old people should pay attention to the side effects after taking medicine

Old people should pay special attention to drugs that have never been used. If there are side effects, you should stop taking the medicine in time. Drugs that have caused side effects, especially allergic reactions, must never be used again. In addition, long-term medication should be avoided to avoid accumulation poisoning. Old people suffering from chronic diseases should generally take temporary or short-term medication.