I'm trying to help an 88 year old take his medication regularly which, at present, he is supposed to do each morning. He lives alone so has no-one to physically remind him.
However, his failing memory means that he often forgets no matter how I try and set things up to remind him. He already has a seven day "tablet dispensing rack" with the day names clearly marked on the boxes yet still fails to take the medication regularly.
He thinks that he would be more likely to remember if the tablet rack were on his bedside table so that he could take them last thing at night, but the chemist's label says that two of the medications need to be taken in the morning.
The BNF agrees with one of those strictures, but is silent on the other.
What would be the effect, good or bad, if all these were taken at night?
The first two labels state that they are to be taken "each day":
30mg Lansoprazole
75mg Asprin Disp
The labels for the other two say "each morning", although only the second is also stated as such in the BNF:
20mg Citilopram
2.5mg Bendroflumethiazide
Is there any reason why these cannot be taken at night? I don't want to say that he should take two of them in the morning and the other two at night as that would prove too complex for him.
He keeps forgetting to ask his GP, so I said I consult the Great and The Good.
So, over to you!
Thanks.
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