Confusing Names

Abstract Why do patients refer to medications as the little white pill or the pink capsule Strange or confusing names are problematic especially if you are old and have many medications. Other potential practical medication problems in the elderly including problems to remember, to swallow, practical handling, food- and drug-interactions, short use-before date are listed and described in this chapter. Possible solutions are also presented. For patient safety and for cost-effective care it s very important to identify and solve these problems for the individual patient. A systematic model for this is presented in Chapter 10. 

Keywords Practical problems Generic drug Analogue drug Medication intake Food interactions 

8 Practical Problems Related to the Patients Medication Intake 

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Problems with handling, administration, confusing names, and adverse effects can affect compliance and concordance. This has been described in Chapter 8. 

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The parent compound, barbituric acid (XI), is a tautomer of 2,4,6-tri-hydroxypyrimidine. It is not a reduced pyrimidine, as might be inferred from the frequently used chemical name, 2,4,6-trioxohexahydropyrimidine (see Part II). A less confusing name is 2,4,6-pyrimidinetrione. Although barbituric acid is not itself a chemotherapeutic agent, it is by no means devoid of physiological activity in various systems. It is instructive to explore the characteristics of this original member of the series. 

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