Twelve questions for your doctor

Medication can cure illnesses or relieve symptoms. However, they are not always necessary. They are not the only way of achieving good health. Medicines can also harm you, specially if you take the wrong medicine or the incorrect combination of these.

Medicine is a chemical substance with information on how to use it. The proper prescription includes a conversation between the person who prescribes it and the person who will use it. The following questions can be used as a guide.

1. What is the name of the medicine and which are its active ingredients? If the medicine is a brand name, is it possible to purchase it by its generic name at a lower price?
2. I am pregnant, breast feeding or planning to become pregnant. Should I use this medicine?
3. How does this medicine work? Will it cure me or only relieve the symptoms?
4. When and how much should I take?
5. How can I notice this medicine is working? What should I do if it doesn’t?
6. How long should I take it for? Can I take it for a shorter time if I feel better?
7. what are the most common side effects? Can there be strange and grave side effects? What should I do if I have side effects?
8. What should I do if I forget to take this medicine once or many times?
9. Can I take other medicine at the same time? Can I take alcoholic beverages? Should I avoid a certain food? Can I drive a car?
10. Is it possible for this medicine to cause addiction?
11. What can happen if I decide not to take it?
12. Are there alternatives that don’t require medicine treatment?

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