Tell your doctor about any drug you take (even aspirin,
allergy pills, laxatives, vitamins, etc.) before you take any
new drug.
Learn all you can about drugs you may take before you take
them. Information sources are your doctor, your nurse, your
pharmacist, books in your public library and this file.
Don't take drugs prescribed for someone else--even if your
symptoms are the same.
Keep your prescription drugs to yourself. Your drugs may be
harmful to someone else.
Tell your doctor about any symptoms you believe are caused by
a drug--prescription or non-prescription--that you take.
Take only medicines that are necessary. Avoid taking
non-prescription drugs while taking prescription drugs for a
medical problem.
Before your doctor prescribes for you, tell him about your
previous experiences with any drug--beneficial results,
adverse reactions or allergies.
Take medicine in good light after you have identified it. If
you wear glasses to read, put them on to check drug labels.
It is easy to take the wrong drug at the wrong time.
Don't keep any drugs that change mood, alertness or
judgment--such as sedatives, narcotics or tranquilizers--by
your bedside. These cause many accidental deaths by overdose.
You may unknowingly repeat a dose when you are half asleep or
confused.
Know the names of your medicines. These include the generic
name, the brand name and the generic names of all ingredients
in a drug mixture. Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist can give
you this information.
Study the labels on all non-prescription drugs. If the
information is incomplete or if you have questions, ask the
pharmacist for more details.
If you must deviate from your prescribed dose schedule, tell
your doctor.
Shake liquid medicines before taking.
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