Before food or after, from judgement to action
Most people do not fail at before food or after from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
What three times a day really means: set the standard first
Most people want what three times a day really means to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a…
Finishing an antibiotic course: cost, time and results
Put finishing an antibiotic course back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Taking two medicines together: six beginner deviations
Advice on taking two medicines together tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
What to do about a missed dose: fixing it point by point
Advice on what to do about a missed dose tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Can sustained-release tablets be split: set the standard first
There is plenty written about can sustained-release tablets be split and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done…
How often to sort the medicine box: knowing when to stop
If you only read one paragraph, read this: how often to sort the medicine box depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
Disposing of expired medicine: the light version and the full one
Separate two things in disposing of expired medicine: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Calculating a child's dose: is it worth doing at all
There is plenty written about calculating a child's dose and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the local…
Order of topical treatments: six beginner deviations
Advice on order of topical treatments tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Spacing two eye drops: where most people stall
Advice on spacing two eye drops tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Medication and tea, from judgement to action
Put medication and tea back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will not…
Medication and alcohol: fixing it point by point
Separate two things in medication and alcohol: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Supplements that interact: a checklist you can tick
Most people do not fail at supplements that interact from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Is an IV always faster: set the standard first
If you only read one paragraph, read this: is an IV always faster depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Generic versus originator: read this before you start
Advice on generic versus originator tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Look-alike drug names: where most people stall
If you only read one paragraph, read this: look-alike drug names depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…
What long-term use requires: where most people stall
There is plenty written about what long-term use requires and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the local…
A travel medicine list: cost, time and results
Most people do not fail at a travel medicine list from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Carrying refrigerated drugs: set the standard first
Separate two things in carrying refrigerated drugs: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…