Missed and Delayed Doses
  • Medicine doses are often omitted in hospital for a variety of
  • reasons. Whilst these events may not seem serious for
  • some critical medicines or conditions, such as patients with
  • sepsis or those with pulmonary embolisms, delays or
  • omissions can cause serious harm or risk.
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  • This has been highlighted by the Parkinson's Disease
  • Society's 'Get it on time' campaign. Patients with
  • Parkinson's disease who do not receive their medication on
  • time may delay recovery or lose functionality, such as the
  • ability to walk.