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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in student health. High school students have difficulty remembering their daily meds that they’ve taken for years.[/quote]

This.

Even my college student DC who is remarkably responsible and needs (and wants) little to no reminding about anything still can forget a medication, especially because she's not on any med ALL the time. So short-term ones do require reminding (for my peace of mind as the parent, even if she does remember).

Work with your kid, OP, about setting a timer to remember the medication. Have a specific cup used for the water to chase the pill if it's a pill, and have your kid mark on the cup a "fill line" showing how much water to put into it every time so he's not trying to down a pill with too little. If it's a liquid, mark the dosing cup really clearly with a marker (the marks on plastic dosing cups sometimes are clear print on a clear cup -- impossible to see easily!). Have your KID do this then you check later. I also find it helps if the person taking a med keeps that med in the same place and takes it in that location every single time, somewhere very easily seen as you go through your day so you have a visual reminder as well.

Kids who have taken meds for years often do better at remembering but yes, as the PP above says, even they can forget. They are busy, their brains are still developing, they can get distracted even if they're focused kids.

And being sure anyone in your family is remembering to take meds is just part of being a good family member, too. My husband is brilliant but recently kept forgetting to take a post-operation medication so we did timers and I would remind him religiously. Short-term meds like antibiotics are just easy to forget because there's not enough time using them to build a routine. [/quote]

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