Order of topical treatments: fixing it point by point
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: is it worth doing at all
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: read this before you start
Let us set the limits of medication and tea first: it reliably improves fewer trips you did not need, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…
Medication and alcohol: three months in this order
Advice on medication and alcohol tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Supplements that interact, from judgement to action
Separate two things in supplements that interact: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Is an IV always faster: set the standard first
Advice on is an IV always faster tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Generic versus originator: fixing it point by point
Let us set the limits of generic versus originator first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Look-alike drug names, from judgement to action
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: fixing it point by point
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: where most people stall
If you only read one paragraph, read this: a travel medicine list depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Carrying refrigerated drugs: knowing when to stop
If you only read one paragraph, read this: carrying refrigerated drugs depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Filling a pill organiser safely: cost, time and results
Separate two things in filling a pill organiser safely: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Which lines of the leaflet to read: set the standard first
Advice on which lines of the leaflet to read tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Before food or after: fixing it point by point
Put before food or after back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
What three times a day really means: is it worth doing at all
If you only read one paragraph, read this: what three times a day really means depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
Finishing an antibiotic course: is it worth doing at all
Most people do not fail at finishing an antibiotic course from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Taking two medicines together: set the standard first
Most people do not fail at taking two medicines together from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
What to do about a missed dose: six beginner deviations
Most people do not fail at what to do about a missed dose from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Can sustained-release tablets be split: a checklist you can tick
Separate two things in can sustained-release tablets be split: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink…
How often to sort the medicine box: knowing when to stop
Anyone who has spent time on how often to sort the medicine box has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…