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Table 2 Example Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) chart

From: The potential for using a Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) to improve adherence in patients taking multiple medications in the UK: a qualitative evaluation

Name of medicine

Breakfast

Lunchtime

Evening Meal

Bedtime

Special instructions

Amlodipine 5 mg

1 tablet

   

For blood pressure

Lisinopril 10 mg

1 tablet

   

For blood pressure

Simvastatin 20 mg

   

1 tablet

To reduce cholesterol Do not drink grapefruit juice

Metformin 500 mg

1 tablet

 

1 tablet

 

For diabetes Take with meals

Paracetamol

2 tablets, if needed

2 tablets, if needed

2 tablets, if needed

2 tablets, if needed

For pain. Take if needed, not more than 8 in a day