Question by bbh64: is there a free way to find out how to tell what rx drugs are by description?
my moms rx’s are mixed up and shes confused on what she has , i am trying to help her as she isnt taking her meds correctly. please help if you know of a web site i can go to to match a description of what each pill looks like to what it actually is.
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Answer by ginny r
The easiest way would be to take all her pills to a pharmacist and have him/her straighten it out. The PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference) would have pictures of all pills as well. There may be one online, but otherwise you could find it in a health science library or possibly at your local library.
In home health care we often are asked to set up a client’s medications for two weeks. The client then never takes pills from their original marked containers and simply takes that day’s doses from a med box that has seven days to it. You can get them that have a box for four times a day dosing also. For confused patients this is your best solution to a common problem with confused people.
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