[Suggestion of Approached Method and the Personal Prescription Notebook Proposed for Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Patients with a Memory Disorder].

Patients with cognitive dysfunction caused by dysmnesia face difficulties in memorizing and learning general concepts; therefore, they encounter trouble in taking medications. Recently, a prescription notebook has been shown to be useful for patients receiving pharmacotherapy; however, it is not yet clear whether a common prescription notebook is useful for patients with a memory disorder. In our study, using a questionnaire for 61 patients, we first determined the benefits of and improvement in the drug administration guidance provided by a pharmacist to patients with a memory disorder compared with those undergoing medical examination by a doctor.