Pill frustration



My PWD is on donepezil and mematine and has been doing really well with managing the doses in morning and at dinner. We set up a system that has worked with these as well as the other Rx meds she takes.
Then after some dental work the dentist Rx’d an antibiotic that is a different dosage schedule.
The amount of confusion this extra pill has caused…fortunately it’s only seven days. I just hope she can get back into the regular routine once this is done.
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If only for seven days, it should be ok, just hand it to her when due to take it.
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First time posting…When my DH needed to take antibiotics due to dental work, I marked his calendar, set timers etc.…also, made a countdown game as to how many pills were left and how many days it would take to be finished. Worked well.
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