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Medication
Record Information
Be a partner
with your health care team and know what prescription and nonprescription
medications, herbals, and dietary supplements you are taking.
Be safe by
maintaining a current medication record and make it available to
your family.
Situations
when you need to have a list of your current medication include:
seeking medical care from your current physician or new physicians
seeking medical care at a hospital or clinic, especially if you
are out of town.
Be sure to show
your medication record to a nurse or physician during every hospital
preadmission or admission interview. This will help improve communication
with the health care team and help lower the risk of medication
errors.
Be aware that
your health care team needs to know about any medicines, vitamins,
herbals, teas, and dietary supplements that you take. These include:
- Prescription
medicines
- Medicines
that you can buy without a prescription, such as antacids, aspirin
and other pain relief medicine, cough syrup, laxatives, and nasal
sprays.
- Vitamins
and dietary supplements, such as black cohosh, glucosamine, ginkgo,
ginseng, and St. John's wort.
Mercy Iowa City strongly encourages you to complete and carry a
medication record. This is especially important for people who:
- Take more
than one medication
- See more
than one physician
- Have a chronic
health condition
- Have medication
allergies
By keeping this
record with you, you can help lower the chance of a medication error
and improve communication among your physicians, dentists, hospital,
pharmacy, nurses, and other health care providers.
To obtain a
medication record for your own completion, simply click on the link
below or call Mercy on Call at 358-2767 or 1-800-358-2767. Adobe
Acrobat Reader is required to read this file. Acrobat Reader can
be dowloaded for free by clicking here.
Medication
Record
Be
responsible for your medication safety and take the time to complete
a medication record.
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