and hospitalized, is a good idea to have an accurate and updated list of all medications prescribed, the dosages suggested. You will have to include supplements, drugs not listed on any stock exchange and herbs you are taking. During the hospitalization, some of your drugs can be stopped, the dose can be changed and can be placed on other drugs. You must maintain a current list of your medications and change so you know exactly what you are supposed taken once a return to your home. For every drug you can list: (1) the name, (2) dosage, (3) color and size of the pill, (4) how many times a day to take it, (5) in the first place when it was prescribed and ( 6) because it is prescribed. Also known all pharmacies that used to fill prescriptions. Without a method for tracking of your drugs before and after un'ospedalizzazione, run the risk of over-medicate, under-medicate or have combinations of drugs ineffective. There are programs designed to the computer which medical personnel can use to check to see if there are interactions of drugs and dosages suggested. You may find, for example, that while the drug is correct, the dosage is not. Or a drug may be suitable, but not once combined with another drug. In addition to ask your pharmacist or doctor to use an inspector of drug interaction, you can also find yourself on the Internet. There are many free sites that allow you to list your medications and dosages and see if there are interactions or warnings. You may want to use the Internet yourself to see how your medicines are affected by alcohol, tobacco and certain foods. Use of search terms, the free checker "interaction of the drug, and" checker "interaction of the food and drug, and to get started. There are specific questions that you can do about any drug when it is prescribed. Some of the questions you want to include that side effects to predict how to handle a missed dose or a dose additional accidental. Find out if there is any control or requested drug test while on and what, if necessary, the food, drink, or activities are avoided while on medication (such as dairy products, alcohol, operation , Exposure to the sun, etc.).. The drug should be taken with food or water? Want to know if you feel the effects of the drug immediately or if you require certain days or even weeks before you can consider the benefits. You can probably ask when will begin to function and how you will know if the drug is doing what is supposed to do for you. You can ask your doctor if there is a generic formula or a less expensive drug that will achieve the same results. It is good to ask how long you on a particular medicine. Also, please remember that you should just stop taking a drug when the prescription runs out and some doctor does not allow refills. Do not stop taking it just because it was considered good. You can believe only the well because you are on medication and stop it could be dangerous to your health. In short, it is better to be informed and keep your doctors informed of all the medicines that are prescribed for you before, during and after you are released from the hospital. It's quite common to have discrepancies between your "before" and "after" drug lists hospitalization. Check to see that no drug has been accidentally deleted from your list. Remember, if any of your medications change, will ensure that automatically update your list and note the date change.

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