What is Medication Management?

Category: Others

Most popular types: Pill Organizer

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Medication management can help you organize and manage medications to prevent medication errors.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Pain 65 28
General health 42 25
Bipolar rapid cycling 24 13
Major depressive disorder 15 23
Depressed mood 14 11

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 6
Moderate 13
Mild 22
None 50

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Medication Management

Side effect Patients Percentage
Weight gain 8
Anxious mood 4
Fatigue 4
Memory problems 3
Sleepiness 3
Tiredness 3

Show all 53 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Medication Management

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 6
Did not seem to work 3
Change in health plan coverage 2
Doctor's advice 2
Expense 2
Side effects too severe 2
Course of treatment ended 1
See all 16 patients who've stopped using Medication Management

Duration

Stopped using Medication Management

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 6
1 - 6 months 1
6 months - 1 year 5
1 - 2 years 1
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 65
Usually 24
Sometimes 2
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 6
Somewhat hard to take 16
A little hard to take 29
Not at all hard to take 40
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 3
$100-199 7
$50-99 4
$25-49 2
< $25 43
Not specified 32
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5 patient evaluations for Medication Management

Feb 18, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (dry mouth at night)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 28, 2009 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for all of the above)
  • Side effects
    Mild (sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: sleepiness

  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 20, 2009 (Started Jun 06, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: Monthly
Cost: $100-199 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks
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