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Health Care: <strong>Prescription</strong> Medicines <strong>and</strong> You Page 1 of 7<br />

<strong>Prescription</strong> Medicines <strong>and</strong> You<br />

Taking Medicines? This Guide Can Help<br />

Contents<br />

<strong>Over</strong>view<br />

Get Involved<br />

How to Get Involved<br />

1. Take Part in Decisions About Your Treatment<br />

2. Follow Your Treatment Plan<br />

3. Watch for Problems <strong>and</strong> Get Help in Solving Them<br />

Stay Involved<br />

Medicine Record List<br />

Questions To Ask About Your Medicine<br />

For More Information<br />

<strong>Over</strong>view<br />

Taking medicines is not always as simple as swallowing a pill. It can involve many steps <strong>and</strong> decisions each<br />

day. Whe<strong>the</strong>r you are using a medicine yourself or helping a child or an adult, it is easy to get off track.<br />

Perhaps you:<br />

Did not take all of your medicine because you started feeling better.<br />

Did not have a prescription filled or refilled (<strong>and</strong> did not tell your doctor).<br />

Forgot to take one or more doses a day.<br />

Took more or less medicine than your doctor told you to take.<br />

This guide can help you avoid errors like <strong>the</strong>se <strong>and</strong> get <strong>the</strong> most from your medicines. It explains:<br />

How to get <strong>and</strong> follow a treatment plan that is right for you.<br />

What you need to do to take your medicines safely.<br />

How to get help when you need it.<br />

This guide also has tips to make it easier to talk with your health care professionals (doctor, pharmacist,<br />

nurse, <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs) about your medicines.<br />

Stay in touch with your health care professionals while taking your medicines.<br />

Doctor ______________________<br />

Phone _______________________<br />

Doctor ______________________<br />

Phone _______________________<br />

http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/ncpiebro.htm 2/19/2003

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