Living With a Chronic Condition: Why Medication Consistency Matters

Your medication routine is part of your healthcare routine.

Living with a chronic condition often means taking medication over a long period of time.

Whether it's medication for blood pressure, diabetes or another ongoing condition, staying consistent with your prescribed treatment is important.

Why are regular doses important?

Medication is prescribed with specific instructions about how much to take and when to take it.

Missing doses, changing your dosage yourself or stopping medication suddenly can affect how well your treatment works and, depending on the medication, may cause problems.

If you're struggling with your medication routine, speak to your pharmacist or healthcare professional rather than simply stopping treatment.

A few ways to stay organised

Try making your medication part of your daily routine.

You could:

• Take medication at the same time each day, as prescribed

• Use reminders on your phone

• Keep track of when your medication is running low

• Make sure you have enough medication before weekends, holidays or travel

• Keep your prescriptions and medication information organised

• Ask your pharmacist if you are unsure about how to take something

  
  

Don't wait until you run out

One of the easiest ways to disrupt a medication routine is to realise that you have run out.

If you use repeat or chronic medication, plan ahead and arrange your next supply according to your prescription and pharmacy requirements.

Need assistance with your repeat medication?

You can send your repeat prescription details to Kukini RX via WhatsApp, and our pharmacy team can review your request and confirm the next steps.

Prescription requests are subject to pharmacy verification, prescription validity, stock availability and applicable requirements.