He is, indeed fortunate, as am I. And I believe that we can help our
overworked health care professionals by watching things like this and
taking on some responsibilities, because they are human just like us, and
sometimes may not be able to track some things as closely as they would
wish. There are so many new drugs, and side effects that may come to light
after we are prescribed a med, that even the most rigorous trials may not
have found, because they aren't going to have 7-year trials and have to
wait for real-world use to figure out that beyond 7 years, you shouldn't
take it any more. There is so much coming out that iyou doctor could easily
miss the notice. Even so, imagine what would have to be done to review
patient files for meds taken and how long they've been taking them.
Electronic records can help some, but even they require time and attention.