April 24, 2019
David Martinez, pharmacy manager of the Hyde Park Walgreens, is joining pharmacists across the city
to issue a Wakeup Call reminding residents to take their medications as they are prescribed and to seek
help from their pharmacists to overcome the obstacles that prevent them from doing so.
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Local Pharmacists Are Issuing A Wakeup Call For People Living With Chronic Illnesses
In Illinois, roughly half of the population has been diagnosed with a chronic disease and approximately 50 percent of patients with a chronic illness fail to take their daily medications as prescribed, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.