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Product Description If you or a loved one use medicine of any sort, you must keep track of what is used and why. This journal allows you to do that. It has sections to record the prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, and dietary supplements you take. It also contains a section for questions to ask about specific medicines, and a section to jot down questions for your next healthcare visit. Physicians, pharmacists, nurses and hospitals work diligently to ensure your safety when taking medicine. But don't forget that YOU are an key player to the success of all this effort. YOU are an integral part of your healthcare team. Know what you are taking and why. This journal is the record you will carry to doctor appointments, pharmacies, urgent care centers, wellness centers and all of the other people and places where you recieve care and instructions, but which may be disconnected from one another. This will become the essential tool that you and your healthcare team will turn to time and time again to ensure your safety. About the Author Linda Carvotta worked in healthcare administration for 26 years before starting a writing career on safety. Richard Carvotta, RPh, MBA, is a director of pharmacy services for a hospital system in Southern California. In addition to more than thirty years in healthcare, his articles have been published in professional journals, and he is a community lecturer on safe medication use.