1.	TAKE ALL MEDICATIONS EXACTLY AS THE DOCTOR ORDERS:
	a. READ THE LABEL EVERY TIME YOU TAKE THE MEDICATION. b. CHECK THE DOSAGE. (IS IT THE AMOUNT THE DOCTOR PRESCRIBED?) c. NEVER INCREASE THE MEDICATION. CALL THE DOCTOR OR NURSE IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED MORE MEDICATION. d. DO NOT SKIP A DOSAGE. e. TAKE ALL THE MEDICATION FOR THE ORDERED LENGTH OF TIME. DO NOT STOP MEDICATION WITHOUT CHECKING WITH DOCTOR FIRST.
2.	ASK YOUR DOCTOR, NURSE OR PHARMACIST ABOUT TAKING ANY OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG. THERE MAY BE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHEN MIXING MEDICATIONS.
3.	NEVER TAKE OTHER PEOPLES MEDICINE OR GIVE YOUR'S TO SOMEONE ELSE.
4.	AT ALL TIMES CARRY AN IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT LISTS ALL MEDICATIONS AND DOSAGES.
5.	KEEP YOUR REGULAR APPOINTMENTS WITH YOUR DOCTOR; HE WILL NEED TO EVALUATE YOUR MEDICATIONS.
6.	WHEN NEW MEDICATIONS ARE ORDERED, SHOW YOUR PHARMACIST THE LIST OF MEDICATIONS YOU ARE TAKING TO BE SURE THE MEDICATIONS ARE SAFE TOGETHER.
7.	CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATES ON ALL MEDICATIONS WHEN DISCONTINUED. THROW OUT OLD MEDICATIONS IN THE TOILET TO AVOID MISHAPS WITH CHILDREN OR PETS. IF MEDICINE HAS CHANGED COLOR AT HOME, CHECK WITH YOUR PHARMACIST BEFORE TAKING IT.
8.	KEEP MEDICATIONS IN A SAFE PLACE - OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. KEEP ALL BOTTLES TIGHTLY CLOSED AND STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE - NOT THE BATHROOM.
9.	MAKE A SCHEDULE TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR MEDICATION TIMES. IF YOU NEED HELP, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR NURSE.
10.	WHEN YOU GET A PRESCRIPTION REFILL, IF THE MEDICINE LOOKS DIFFERENT (NAME, DOSE, SHAPE, COLOR, SIZE), ASK THE PHARMACIST BEFORE TAKING IT. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TO TAKE THE MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR, NURSE OR PHARMACIST.