They are the best thing to use for people with malnutrition
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They are better than food for treating malnutrition
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They are the 'gold standard' for treating malnutrition
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A lot of patients/clients don't really like them
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Patients/clients may not take them as prescribed (e.g. taking less than the therapeutic dose of 2 per day, every day)
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Patients/clients expect/request them
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Patients/clients who have been in hospital have already had them prescribed
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There is nothing in them which cannot be found in food
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They cost a lot more in the community than they do in hospital
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In hospital they are the most cost effective way to treat malnutrition
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They are an essential part of end of life care
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