
The Med
Form helps you and your family members track medications
you are taking from prescription to over-the-counter herbals
and vitamins. This document is designed to provide physicians
and others with a current list of all of your medicines.
By sharing The Med Form with their providers, patients become
active participants in the healthcare team.
Here
are some easy instructions about The Med Form:
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Keep
The Med Form with you at all times, in case of a medical
emergency. |
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Take
The Med Form with you to all doctor and other healthcare
provider visits (e.g., nurse practitioner or dietitian). |
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Write
down all of the medicines you are taking, including
over-the-counter medications such as vitamins, herbals
and others. |
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Include
the name of the doctor who prescribed the medication.
You may also write why you are taking the medicine
(e.g., high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high
cholesterol). If you are not sure why you are taking
the medication please write don't know. |
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When
you are discharged from the hospital, someone will
speak with you about which medicines to take and which
medicines to stop taking. Because patient medications
often are changed during hospitalization, it's important
that you complete a new Med Form. Take the new form
to all doctor visits following your hospitalization
to discuss it with him or her. |
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Remember
to update your Med Form when your doctor changes, stops
or updates your medication.
Why The Med Form? |
The Med Form will:
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help
you and your family members remember all of the medications
you are taking; |
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provide
your doctor(s) and other healthcare providers a current
list of all medicines, including over-the-counter medicines,
vitamins and herbals; and |
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detect
concerns about medicines by including a comprehensive
listing of medications for your healthcare team. |
Instructions:
Type
in the information online and print it out or print the
Med Form and complete it using a pen. Once you have completed
and printed out the form, keep it with you at all times.
If you do not have a printer, public libraries allow library-card
holders to access to Internet services and printers. Fees
vary so check with your local library.
Valley
ENT gratefully thanks these various organizations for
the ability to include this information and form on this
corporate web page. This forms represents the consolidated
effort of these organizations and many other healthcare providers
with an express goal of providing better health care
in the
State of Arizona.
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