Philips medication dispenser - Preparing and Loading Medication; Determine How Many Days of Medication to Load

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Preparing and Loading Medication
Preparing and Loading
Medication
Determine How Many Days of Medication to Load
Before you get started:
• Gatherallmedicationsandhavethemedicationandreminderscheduleinfront
of you.
• Talktothepatient’sdoctororpharmacistaboutgettingallmedicationrellsonthe
same 30-day cycle.
• Ifpossible,getprescriptionsrelledatthesamepharmacy.
1. Mostcaregiverschoosetoload7-10days’worthofmedication.Theamountof
medicationyouchoosetoloadmaydependupon:
• Frequencyofcaregivervisits–Ifyouvisitthepatientweekly,itmaymakesense
to load one week’s worth of medication at a time.
• Dateofthepatient’snextdoctorappointment–Sinceprescriptionsfrequently
change, load medication for only a couple days beyond the appointment. This
willallowtimetollnewprescriptionsandalsominimizethenumberof
medication cups that will have to be changed.