Health News Share Email Print Make a list of your medicines Some medicines (and supplements) shouldn’t mix. That’s why it’s important to tell your doctor about any medicines or supplements you take. If you take multiple meds, it can be a lot to keep track of. Making a list—and bringing it to each medical appointment—can help. Here’s what to include. How to make your meds list To manage your medicines safely, it helps to make a list—and keep it up-to-date. Include: Prescription medications. Over-the-counter medicines. Vitamins. Supplements. Creams and ointments. Eye drops. For each item, note: The name of the medicine or supplement. Why you take it. How often you take it. How much you take (the dose). Any questions or concerns you have. Another option: Bring your medicines with you. Your doctor can look at the containers for the information they need to help you stay safe. Check out our Medications page for more on medication safety, or learn more ways to make the most of your next appointment. Reviewed 11/16/2023 Sources Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. "Please Bring ALL Your Medicines to Your Next Appointment." https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage-ptfactsheet.pdf. Food and Drug Administration. "Mixing Medications and Dietary Supplements Can Endanger Your Health." https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/mixing-medications-and-dietary-supplements-can-endanger-your-health. National Institute on Aging. "My Dietary Supplement and Medicine Record." https://ods.od.nih.gov/pubs/DietarySupplementandMedicineRecord.pdf. National Institute on Aging. "Worksheet 5: Medications." https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2021-06/worksheet-medications.pdf. Related stories Health information main Health tools go Select a health topic ADHD Aging Alcohol use disorder Allergies Alternative medicine Alzheimer's disease Arthritis Asthma Babies Backs Bladder Bones Brain Breast cancer Cancer Cancer prevention Caregiving Cervical cancer Children and parenting Cholesterol Colds Colorectal cancer Coronavirus Dental care Depression Diabetes Disaster preparedness Down syndrome Ears Eating disorders Emergencies End of life/Palliative care Environmental health Epilepsy Eyes Fall prevention Family and relationships Feet Fitness and exercise Flu Food safety Hair Headache Health assessments Health calculators Healthcare Heart attack Heart health Hepatitis Hernia High blood pressure Hips HIV/AIDS Holiday health Hormones Imaging Incontinence Joints Kidneys Knees Leukemia Liver Lung cancer Lungs Medications Men's health Menopause Mental health Multiple sclerosis Nails Nose Nutrition Obesity Oral cancer Ovaries Pain Parkinson's disease Pets Pneumonia Pregnancy Prostate cancer Rehabilitation Reproductive health Safety School health Sexuality Sexually transmitted infections Skin Skin cancer Sleep Smoking Sports injuries Stomach pain Stress and anxiety Stroke Substance use disorder Summer safety Surgery Teen health Throat Thyroid Travel Vaccines Vascular health Violence Vitamins and supplements Weight management Winter health Women's health Workplace health Wound care i Providers Family Medicine Internal Medicine i Services In-Home Aide Program RSS If you have questions or comments, please contact Randolph Health. Problems reading or opening a page? Legal restrictions and terms of use applicable to this site.