Changes in Color, Shape of Rx Pills Could Prompt Some Patients To Stop Taking Medication
People who have had a heart attack are more likely to abandon their medication for at least a month if the color or shape of their pills inexplicably changes, according to a study published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Specifically, the study found that patients whose pills changed color were 34% more likely to stop taking the drug, and those whose pill changed shape were 66% more likely to stop.
- "Don't Judge a Pill by Its Color" (Norton, HealthDay/Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/15).