How to Take Your Medication
Have a system that helps you remember how and when to take your pills:
• Keep a list of your medications with instructions on how and when to take them.
• Keep your medication bottles in a place that makes it easy to remember to take them— next to your bed, in the kitchen or in the bathroom are good places.
• Use a pill box to help organize your pills for the week, or for the month.
• If you are leaving your home for a long time, make sure you bring enough pills with you.
• If you forget to take your pills with you on a trip, call your doctor’ s office. They can help you get pills from a local pharmacy for the duration of your trip.
Remember to take your pills every day as instructed at the correct times. If you forget a dose, take it as soon as you remember, unless it is almost time for the next dose, then skip that missed dose. Do not double up on the dose.
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