My Mom is in an ALF. She is 78 yrs old and was diagnosed with ALZ in November 2017. She is very sensitive to medication. So the only memory improvement medication she has been able to tolerate is this Exelon patch. Well, today she refused to take it. The ALF called us to say they can’t make her wear it. Do we just shrug and say oh well? Especially since we are told that this drug slows the memory loss??
is it a big patch to be worn on the upper arm? or can it be placed in another area.?
Edit. Oh sorry I re-read that she has problems w meds
I remember when the children where small, I used pretty plasters.
How about you both sit down with felt tips. You colour a plaster and she can colour her patch, Then you both put them on? If she insists on giving you hers, then just change who colours which one. :) Make them pretty.
A butterfly would be nice.
You state that your Mom "is very sensitive to medication". What type of reactions does she have?
Is it possible that your Mom is sensitive to the "INACTIVE INGREDIENTS" in medications; such as lactose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and silicon dioxide, carnauba wax, titanium dioxide, edible black ink along food dyes or coloring--FD&C Blue No. 1 Lake, FD&C Blue No. 2 Lake or FD&C Red No. 40 Lake?
Has your Mom tried the Exelon orally either in capsule or liquid form? Does she spit the medication out? Or does she have a reaction to the oral version of Exelon?
https://www.rxlist.com/exelon-patch-drug.htm
I did some reading on the drug and it doesn’t seem to get great reviews. So maybe it isn’t worth the battle?
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