Some studies suggest only half of adolescents, on average, properly follow treatment steps, says Dr. Dennis Drotar of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. The more medications required or the more troublesome the side effects – even, for appearance-conscious teens, such things as weight gain from steroid medications – the worse kids adhere.
To help remind teens to take their meds, two Cincinnati doctors are experimenting with text messages to remind them to take their medications.
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