Dr Best

According to FDA, in India, 50% of the time medication is not taken as prescribed by the doctor or instructed by a pharmacist, due to which people do not achieve adequate treatment response and the disease condition gets worse, need for hospitalization prevails and even death occurs. Despite the hospitals and  pharmacy nearby , individuals skip their doses or do not take them on time. As per FDA,  medication adherence  (or sticking to your medication routine) means taking your medications in the adequately prescribed manner (i.e. the right dose, at the right time, in the right way). Have you ever thought why is taking medicine on time important? Let’s enlighten you all! From a survey by  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC), it was found that the habit of skipping medication causes 30 to 50% failure of treatment of chronic disease and thus lead to 125,000 deaths per year. Taking medicines as per the prescription of the doctor is very important to control chro