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Be An Active Member Of Your Health Care Team
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Be An Active Member Of Your
Health Care Team
Be An Active Member Of Your
Health Care Team
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To make medicine use
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Speak up
Ask questions
Find the facts
Evaluate your choices
Read the label and follow directions
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Speak Up Speak Up
The members of your team need to know:
● your medical history
illnesses medical conditions operations
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Speak Up Speak Up
The members of your team need to know:
● all your medicines, including
prescription medicine sample medicine over-the-counter medicine
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Speak Up Speak Up
The members of your team need to know:
● about dietary supplements you use other treatments you use allergies anything that could affect medicine use
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Ask Questions
Ask Questions
● You have to ask the right questions.
● Write your questions down.
● Take notes on the answers.
● Bring along a friend or relative.
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Find the Facts Find the Facts
● brand and generic (chemical) names
● active ingredients
● inactive ingredients
● uses
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● warnings
● possible interactions
● side effects
● tolerance, dependence, or addiction
Find the Facts Find the Facts
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● overdose
● directions
● storage instructions
● expiration
Find the Facts Find the Facts
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● think about helpful and unwanted effects
● decide what is most important
● get expert advice from the team
Evaluate your choices Evaluate your choices
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Read the label and
follow directions
Read the label and
follow directions
Read the label:
● each time you buy an OTC or fill a prescription
check for the active ingredient(s)
is it the right medicine for you?
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Read the label and
follow directions
Read the label and
follow directions
If you have bought the medicine before,
is it the: same shape? same color? same size? same packaging?
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Read the label:
● before you leave the pharmacy
Do you have the right medicine?
Do you know the right dose?
Do you know how to use it?
Read the label and
follow directions
Read the label and
follow directions
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Read the label:● each time, before use. Is it right 5 ways?
right medicine right patient right amount right time right way
Read the label and
follow directions
Read the label and
follow directions
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Follow the directions
● on the label
● from your health care team
● to get the most benefit
● to lower the risks
Read the label and
follow directions
Read the label and
follow directions
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● Want to stop taking the medicine?● Want to use it in a different way?
Follow the directions until you talk to a member of the team.
Read the label and
follow directions
Read the label and
follow directions
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Pay attention to how you feel. If you have an unwanted effect…
Tell a member of your health care team right away.
Report back to the health care team
Report back to the health care team
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www.fda.gov/cder - (888) INFO-FDA
Consumer Education: What You Should Know About Buying and Using Drug Products
Click on “Consumer Education”
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Question GuideQuestion Guide
• What are the brand and generic (non-brand) names of the medicine?
• What is the active ingredient?
• Could I use a generic form?
• What is the medicine for, and what will it do for me?
• Will this medicine take the place of any other medicine I have been using?
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• When should I start to feel better or notice a difference in how I feel?
• When should I report back to the team?
• Can this medicine be used safely with the other medicines and treatments I already use? Does this include prescription and OTC medicines, vitamins, herbals, or other supplements, and other treatments?
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• Should I avoid any drinks, foods, other substances, or activities while using this medicine?
• Should I avoid starting other medicines (prescription or OTC), dietary supplements (like herbals and vitamins) or other treatments while I am using this medicine?
• What are the possible side effects from this medicine? What do I do if I get a side effect?
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• Is there any chance that I could become tolerant, dependent, or addicted to this medicine? What can I do to avoid this?
• How and when should I use the medicine, in what amount, and for how long? Are there any special directions for using this medicine?
• Will I need any tests (blood tests, x-rays, other tests) to make sure the medicine is working as it should? How will I get the results?
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• What should I do if I miss a dose? What should I do if I use too much by mistake?
• How and where should I keep this medicine? (Remember: Always put medicines out of the sight and reach of children and pets.)
• Where and how can I get more information about this medicine?