TY  - JOUR
T1  - PRior experience with universal medication schedules in 4 controlled trials
AU  - Kripalani S
Y1  - 2011/09/12
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.381
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1510
EP  - 1511
VL  - 171
IS  - 16
N2  - 
I read with interest the recent article by Wolf and colleagues about the variability with which patients self-dose a complex drug regimen.1 In this article, the authors discuss the Universal Medication Schedule (UMS), proposed in an Institute of Medicine report as a means to simplify complex drug regimens into 4 standard times of administration—morning, noon, evening, and bedtime.2 While awaiting the results of Wolf and colleagues' ongoing work to evaluate the UMS, I write to share the experience of my research group with medication instructions presented in this manner.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.381
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.381
ER  -