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pedagogue · 02-13-2008, 01:03 PM

Hopefully the NP gets back to you about his/her advice. If a person were only on one med and stopped/drastically cut down on it, it could really cause some problems. If a person is on multiple meds that have some cross over....it may or may not have an immediate or future consequence. It may be helpful for both you and him to have the NP explain why he is on what he is on, and some general stuff about the importance of med compliance, etc. If he's 18+, he'll need to sign off on you being there, so keep that in mind. The reason why it is good for more than 1 person.....so if there are questions later on, they can help clarify the issue (ie. "The NP said I could cut back if I felt like it", etc)

The #1 cause of non-response to a medication.......non-compliance. Meds are very particular, and skipping doses, changes doses, etc....can have an effect on if a med works.

02-13-2008, 01:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
pedagogue Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 1,019	Hopefully the NP gets back to you about his/her advice. If a person were only on one med and stopped/drastically cut down on it, it could really cause some problems. If a person is on multiple meds that have some cross over....it may or may not have an immediate or future consequence. It may be helpful for both you and him to have the NP explain why he is on what he is on, and some general stuff about the importance of med compliance, etc. If he's 18+, he'll need to sign off on you being there, so keep that in mind. The reason why it is good for more than 1 person.....so if there are questions later on, they can help clarify the issue (ie. "The NP said I could cut back if I felt like it", etc) The #1 cause of non-response to a medication.......non-compliance. Meds are very particular, and skipping doses, changes doses, etc....can have an effect on if a med works. __________________ "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." - Frank A. Clark Last edited by pedagogue; 02-13-2008 at 01:23 PM.