Try: Make arrangements through cr’s doctor doctor’s office to send for previous records that could be helpful in treatment this may require getting releases of medical

Materials: Paper and pen paper or plastic bag

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: Signed by cr keep a list of all medications both prescribed and over-the-counter being used the same medications that are helpful in easing pain stopping infection controlling heart rate and keeping people healthy can also cause serious problems if more than one doctor is prescribing medications it is important to keep each doctor aware of the drugs that are being taken keep doctor s informed by taking all cr’s drugs in a paper or plastic bag or taking a list of all cr’s drugs to each doctor it may be helpful to have one pharmacist fill all of cr’s prescriptions to prevent taking drugs that interact and cause problems talk with the pharmacist before using over-the-counter or non-prescription drugs they can cause problems if you find the medicine schedule confusing or difficult to follow ask the pharmacist about preparing all medicines in blister packs

References: caregiver’s handbook by the caregiver education and support services seniors counseling and training case management services of the san diego county mental health services no date available at www acsu buffalo edu

Keywords: Medical management medication management multiple prescriptions drugs over the counter drugs health care

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed