MEDICATION CARD for your wallet Jefferson County Sheriff’s … · 2019-02-18 · Open every day...
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MEDICATION CARD for your wallet FortHealthCare.com (920) 568-5000 611 Sherman Ave. East Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 Show this to every doctor at each visit • List all medicines you are taking. • Never take any medicine prescribed for someone else. • Present this card when you are seen in the emergency room. • Cross off medicine you no longer take. • Keep this card with you at all times Vaccination Record Name: Primary Care Provider: Phone: Pharmacy: Phone: Allergies: Optional: I have an advanced directive filed at Mo./Yr Mo./Yr Mo./Yr Mo./Yr Vaccinations Tetanus Pneumococcal Influenza Other FortHealthCare.com/SafeMeds • (920) 568-5000 611 Sherman Ave. East Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 Community members desiring additional brochures should email requests to: [email protected] DRUG DROP-OFF SITES Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office – Jail Lobby 411 S. Center Avenue, Jefferson, WI 53549 Open every day 24 hours a day Watertown Police Department 106 Jones Street, Watertown, WI 53094 Open every day 24 hours a day Lake Mills Police Department 200A Water Street, Lake Mills, WI 53551 Open Monday - Friday from 7 am to 5 pm Fort Atkinson Police Department 101 S. Water Street West, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 Open every day 24 hours a day Whitewater Police Department 312 W. Whitewater Street, Whitewater, WI 53190 Open every day 24 hours a day jeffersoncountywi.gov/cleansweep Accepted Drugs: unused prescriptions, over the counter drugs, inhalers, vitamins, and veterinary/pet medicines. NO Sharps/needles, radioactive materials, oxygen tanks or medical equipment Check with your local health department, pharmacy or clinic/hospital for sharps disposal. SAFE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT #PE23-JAN16
Transcript of MEDICATION CARD for your wallet Jefferson County Sheriff’s … · 2019-02-18 · Open every day...
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FortHealthCare.com/SafeMeds • (920) 568-5000611 Sherman Ave. East
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Community members desiring additional brochures shouldemail requests to: [email protected]
DRUG DROP-OFF SITESJefferson County Sheriff’s Office – Jail Lobby 411 S. Center Avenue, Jefferson, WI 53549
Open every day 24 hours a day
Watertown Police Department106 Jones Street, Watertown, WI 53094
Open every day 24 hours a day
Lake Mills Police Department200A Water Street, Lake Mills, WI 53551Open Monday - Friday from 7 am to 5 pm
Fort Atkinson Police Department101 S. Water Street West, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Open every day 24 hours a day
Whitewater Police Department312 W. Whitewater Street, Whitewater, WI 53190
Open every day 24 hours a day
jeffersoncountywi.gov/cleansweepAccepted Drugs: unused prescriptions, over the counter drugs, inhalers, vitamins, and veterinary/pet medicines.
NO Sharps/needles, radioactive materials,oxygen tanks or medical equipment
Check with your local health department,pharmacy or clinic/hospital for sharps disposal.
SAFE MEDICATIONMANAGEMENT
#PE23-JAN16
Share with your healthcare provider a current list of each medicine you take. Healthcare providers are physicians, nurses and pharmacists. They can help protect you against dangerous drug interactions and reactions.
Your list should include:• Full name of each prescription, over-thecounter
medication, vitamin or herbal supplement you take
• Amount you take
• Times of day you take each medication
• Ordering physician’s name
• Reason for taking a medication
• Start date for taking each
• Pharmacy’s phone number where you buy each medication
• Medications and foods you can’t take because of allergy or intolerance, describing your reaction
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Safety Tips For Taking Medications:• Tell your healthcare provider about all
medications you take
• Use a chart or a pill organizer
• Update your list when you start a new medication
• Understand your doctor or pharmacist’s instructions and ask questions
• Ask your pharmacist for information about each new medication
• Know what activities, foods, drinks or other medications to avoid
• Ask your healthcare provider about side effects
• Know how and when to get refills
• Plan ahead for refills, especially before you will be away from home
• Learn how to store medications
• Do not take over-the-counter medications or herbal remedies without asking your healthcare provider
• Never take someone else’s prescription medicine or offer your prescription medicine to someone else
• Always finish all of a medicine unless your doctor tells you differently
• To save money, ask if a generic brand is available
• Keep a list of your past medical and surgical history
• Safely dispose of unwanted medications at an area Clean Sweep event or drop off site (see back panel)
