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Veteran Research
Veterans and medication safety: understanding and improving practices
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Many veterans experience chronic pain conditions, and are managing multiple overlapping pain conditions. Many of these conditions are lifelong and linked to military service. Being medication savvy when routinely taking multiple medications is important for personal health and safety, and obtaining optimal healthcare. This study aims to understand veterans’ knowledge about the safe use of their medications, and to seek their recommendations to improve medication education.
Recruitment for this project is now closed. We will share research findings, when available, on this page.
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