Letting patients take their own meds in the hospital
This trial studies whether letting patients take their own regular medicines by themselves during a hospital stay is safer than having nurses give them. It tests this in the rehabilitation unit at Valenciennes Hospital for patients who manage their own medicines at home and are staying at least a week.
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Who can take part
- You are a patient in the rehabilitation unit at Valenciennes Hospital.
- Your stay is planned for 7 days or longer.
- You were on a regular medicine before coming to the hospital.
- You take your own medicines at home by yourself.
- You are over 18, not in another trial, and have no legal guardian or serious health issues that affect swallowing, movement, or memory.
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