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Understanding the importance your medication plays in your treatment will help you get the most benefit from your prescription.
Your health care provider prescribed your medication, but you must take the medicine correctly to see the benefits.
Reduce medical mistakes and improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of your health care by tracking your medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Keep a list of all medicines you take. Bring that list—or a bag filled with your medicines—with you when you visit your health care provider.
Track your medicines with the Medicine Record Form.
Medicine is prescribed to help you. But it can hurt you if you take too much or mix medicines that don't go together.
To stay healthy and safe, follow your treatment plan and take the medicine as prescribed.