Medication List

Want an easy but important project? Make a list of all medications you take. Include all over-the-counter medications, as well as vitamins and other supplements.

Walk through your bathroom check out everything in the medicine cabinet. Bedside tables next. Keep anything in the kitchen?

When you're done with that, or while you’re doing it, make a list for all other family members. You can keep it on your computer, or just write it down and file it with your medical information. Bring it with you the next time you see your doctor, and review it, to make sure there's nothing on it that might be contraindicated.

Here's a list to get started. It's a Word Document so you can fill it out on your computer, and save it or print it, and fill it out by hand. Use it to get started, and don’t forget to update it!

This is another good tool to get the conversation started with your parents and other aging relatives in a non-threatening way. Sit down with them and fill it out together, walking with them through their medicine chest, bedside table and kitchen to make sure you've remembered everything.
 

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