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Notes on medication basics, written after living with it rather than reading about it.

What long-term use requires: the light version and the full one
Medication Basics

What long-term use requires: the light version and the full one

Most people want what long-term use requires to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·July 15, 2026·4 min read
A travel medicine list: six beginner deviations
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A travel medicine list: six beginner deviations

Put a travel medicine list back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·July 9, 2026·4 min read
Carrying refrigerated drugs, from judgement to action
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Carrying refrigerated drugs, from judgement to action

Separate two things in carrying refrigerated drugs: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·July 3, 2026·4 min read
Filling a pill organiser safely: six beginner deviations
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Filling a pill organiser safely: six beginner deviations

Put filling a pill organiser safely back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·June 27, 2026·4 min read
Which lines of the leaflet to read: where most people stall
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Which lines of the leaflet to read: where most people stall

Put which lines of the leaflet to read back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·June 21, 2026·4 min read
Before food or after: read this before you start
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Before food or after: read this before you start

Separate two things in before food or after: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·June 15, 2026·4 min read
What three times a day really means: read this before you start
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What three times a day really means: read this before you start

Most people do not fail at what three times a day really means from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·June 9, 2026·4 min read
Finishing an antibiotic course: read this before you start
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Finishing an antibiotic course: read this before you start

Most people do not fail at finishing an antibiotic course from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·June 3, 2026·4 min read
Taking two medicines together: three months in this order
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Taking two medicines together: three months in this order

Let us set the limits of taking two medicines together first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 28, 2026·4 min read
What to do about a missed dose: knowing when to stop
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What to do about a missed dose: knowing when to stop

Advice on what to do about a missed dose tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·May 22, 2026·4 min read
Can sustained-release tablets be split: read this before you start
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Can sustained-release tablets be split: read this before you start

Let us set the limits of can sustained-release tablets be split first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·May 16, 2026·4 min read
How often to sort the medicine box: the light version and the full one
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How often to sort the medicine box: the light version and the full one

Most people do not fail at how often to sort the medicine box from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·May 10, 2026·4 min read
Disposing of expired medicine: six beginner deviations
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Disposing of expired medicine: six beginner deviations

Let us set the limits of disposing of expired medicine first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 4, 2026·4 min read
Calculating a child's dose: cost, time and results
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Calculating a child's dose: cost, time and results

Anyone who has spent time on calculating a child's dose has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·April 28, 2026·4 min read
Order of topical treatments: knowing when to stop
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Order of topical treatments: knowing when to stop

Anyone who has spent time on order of topical treatments has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·April 22, 2026·4 min read
Spacing two eye drops: where most people stall
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Spacing two eye drops: where most people stall

There is plenty written about spacing two eye drops and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the local…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·April 16, 2026·4 min read
Medication and tea: knowing when to stop
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Medication and tea: knowing when to stop

Separate two things in medication and tea: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·April 10, 2026·4 min read
Medication and alcohol: three months in this order
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Medication and alcohol: three months in this order

If you have already tried medication and alcohol and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·April 4, 2026·4 min read
Supplements that interact: cost, time and results
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Supplements that interact: cost, time and results

Let us set the limits of supplements that interact first: it reliably improves fewer trips you did not need, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·March 29, 2026·4 min read
Is an IV always faster, from judgement to action
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Is an IV always faster, from judgement to action

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…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·March 23, 2026·4 min read