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Know Your Medication
Narrator: This message is brought to you by AHRQ, the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. To keep from taking the wrong amount
or type of medicine, take an active role in your own health care. Make sure you
know the names of your medicines, and why you’re taking them. Know how long
you’ll take the medicine, and if you’ll need refills. Ask your doctor if you’ll
need follow-up visits or tests. Check a new prescription or refill before
leaving the pharmacy, and make sure it’s what the doctor prescribed for you. If
it seems different in size or color, ask your pharmacist. Keeping these tips in
mind will help you check your meds, and take them safely.
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