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not used in properly, medicine can make you sick. One of the best ways use medicine
safely is to understand what your medicines are treating. Below is a sample list
of things to do while taking medicine. Tips
for Taking Medicine - Ask
your doctor and your pharmacist for the exact times you should take a medicine.
- Ask
your doctor and pharmacist what effects-good and bad-to expect.
- Tell
each doctor you see, and your pharmacist, about other medicines you're taking,
both prescription and over-the-counter. This is important because some cause side
effects when they are taken with other medications.
- Make
a list of the name of each drug and a daily schedule of doses.
- Put
a check on the list each time you take the medicine. Do this so you won't take
two doses of the same medicine.
- Follow
the directions on the label. Do not take more or less than directed.
- Tell
your doctor or pharmacist if a medicine gives you new symptoms or makes you feel
worse.
- When
you take antibiotics: Take all of it, even if you start feeling better before
all the pills are gone. If you stop taking the medication too early, infections
often come back.
- Never
start or stop taking a medicine without telling your doctor.
- Never
take medicine prescribed for someone else.
- Never
share your medicines with anyone else.
- Throw
out medicine if the label date says that it has expired.
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