This includes knowing what time of day, whether it should be taken on a full or empty stomach, and how long it should be taken. Any food or other drugs which should be avoided should be known. Other important information includes how to know if the medicine is working and what to do if it is not having the desired effect. If your physician prescribes a new drug, find out if it is to be used in addition to your other medications or if it is intended to replace one or more of them. Know how your medicine looks.
Many times there is a good reason for the new look.
However, knowing that there is a change in appearance, could alert your pharmacist to take a closer look. Modern medicine has made numerous improvements in the past several years. This includes the production of drugs which can treat many diseases which had very limited treatment options, until recently. However, these same drugs which offer us help can harm us if not used correctly. Take special care to use your medications the way they were intended to be used.