Helping Patients Keep Track of Medications

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Because your patients may receive care from several different health care providers, they could be receiving different prescription drugs from each.  And with all the different types of prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs and herbal supplements, your patients may be taking a number of medicines every day—some which you may not even know about.  To help them prevent harmful drug interactions and unnecessary duplication:

1.  Encourage patients to complete and carry with them a medication record like the one below to help them keep track of all prescribed medications, over-the-counter drugs and herbal supplements.  This type of document will encourage patients to share this type of information with you.

How to Keep Track of Your Medications (Word Version Only)

2.  Periodically review the list with your patients.  Doing so will encourage them to keep it up-to-date.

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