Sticking to a drug regimen can be confusing for anyone: Doubly so for anyone with impaired memory or attention. Most stroke patients fall into that category. I know I do.

I left the hospital after my stroke still dazed, groping through each day behind a veil of confusion.

Healthy hard bodies whose ills amount to the occasional cold or case of shin splints from overdoing the marathon circuit don’t need advice on managing medications. For rest of us these common sense tips on drug safety can apply to everyone, but are but are crucial for stroke and autoimmune patients, anyone with impaired memory, or chronic illnesses that involve multiple meds.