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The Importance of Compliance with Oral Nutritional Supplements


Rebecca McManamon, MNutr RD, Primary Care Dietitian


Introduction Despite increasing awareness amongst healthcare professionals, malnutrition remains a threat to individuals, especially the elderly in both community and hospital settings.1 Whilst support and advice to increase energy intake may be adequate to manage malnutrition, oral nutritional supplementation may be required as treatment.2, 3


Clinicians have a duty to


promote compliance to oral nutritional supplementation, to both ensure best clinical outcomes and prevent inappropriate prescribing.


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