What is Drug holiday?
Category: Lifestyle Modifications
A drug holiday (sometimes also called a drug vacation, medication vacation, structured treatment interruption or strategic treatment interruption) is when a patient stops taking a medication(s) for a period of time. Planned drug holidays are used in numerous fields of medicine.
| Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation/monitoring | 1 | 0 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Why patients stopped taking Drug holiday
Multiple reasons could be selected
| Reason | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Course of treatment ended | 1 | |
| Did not seem to work | 1 |
Duration
Stopped using Drug holiday
| Duration | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 month | 1 | |
| 1 - 6 months | 1 |
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