Vanderbilt Safer Visit

For your safety we encourage you to:
 

• Make a list of your medications and bring it with you
• Include any over-the-counter medicines, vitamins or supplements on your list
• If you don't have a list, bring all your medicines with you in a bag
• Ask a doctor, nurse or pharmacist about anything you don't understand
• Discuss any allergies or reactions to drugs with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist
• Check your prescription before you leave the pharmacy to make sure it is right. Pharmacies normally will not take medicine back once it is purchased.

Taking your medicine

DO

• Know the name and color of the medicine
• Ask the doctor or pharmacist:
  • what is it?
  • what is it for?
  • how do I take it?
  • how much do I take?
  • how often do I take it?
  • what should I look for?
• Keep your medicine in a safe place away from the reach of children
   

DON'T

• Take your medicine in the dark
• Take your medicine without your glasses if you need them to read
• Be afraid to speak up if something is not right