Take Good Care Of Your Health -- Medicines
Taking any medicine, whether it is a doctor's prescription or sold over the counter, can be harmful...so can taking medicine the wrong way or not taking it at all! Talk with your doctor, nurse, and pharmacist before taking a new medicine so you understand what the medicine does, how to take it, and what to do if there is a problem.TELL the doctor, nurse, and pharmacist:
- Names and amounts of all your medicines
- Allergies or bad reactions to any medicines
- What is the name of the medicine?
- How important is this medicine?
- What is the medicine supposed to do?
- How soon will it work?
- When should it
be taken?
How many times a day?
How many days?
Do I need to wake up at night for a dose? - How should it be taken? With foods?
- Is driving okay?
- What about the safety of alcohol use?
- How will it affect my other health problems or medicines?
- What are common side effects?
- Any side effects or problems.
- Any new symptoms, especially if you feel worse!
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