What are anticipatory meds?: Ensuring Comfort in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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According to a systematic review published by the National Institutes of Health, anticipatory prescribing is a recommended practice in controlling distressing symptoms in the last days of life. But **what are anticipatory meds?** Often called 'just in case' medications, they are essential in palliative care to ensure comfort for patients and their families by having crucial symptom-relief drugs ready at home.
