Fighting Pharmacophobia. There are many reasons why patients don’t always adhere to their prescribed therapies. Sometimes, people halt their course of antibiotics because their annoying cough has disappeared and therefore believe it’s already been cured. Others, instead, from time to time, may innocently forget to take their morning medication as they are solely focused on preparing breakfast and getting ready for work. The good news is that, in the case of these two examples, the problem can be fixed with a pinch of care and attention. However, there are more serious situations where patients purposely miss their daily dosage because
How to fight pharmacophobia as seen on The Hippocratic Post.