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Doctor Charlie, you would be able to answer this question: Is there a practical way to transmit documents to all hospital personel from the top down, in a format that would be read by all involved, by using a code to indicate it is of great importance? Some companies, for example, print safety related service bulletins in bright red, so they don't get buried with routine ones that can wait. A simple one page directive pointing out how meds for a PWP should be given exactly according to orders, and why. Most patients either trust the hospital personel to do the right thing, or don't know how to ensure it happens. If the word could be spread as fast as the typical urban legend is spread on the internet, it would help a lot of PWPs and caregivers. It would also help the nursing staff to have more cooperative and comfortable patients in their care. If there is no central source for this kind of information, there should be, and maybe one of the Parkinson's organizations could initiate it, for the benefit of PWPs. Ken B