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Patient Information
Be involved in your health care: Speak up if you have questions or concerns about your care.
Share your medical history: Tell a member of your health care team about your past illnesses and your current health condition.
Bring all of your medicines with you: Bring all of your medicines with you when you go to the hospital or to a medical appointment.
Share any food or drug allergies: Tell a member of your health care team if you have ever had an allergic or bad reaction to any medicine or food.
Understand what to do when you go home: Make sure you know what to do when you go home from the hospital or from your medical appointment.

September 4, 2010

Share any food or drug allergies

Tell a member of your health care team if you have ever had an allergic or bad reaction to any medicine or food.: If you get sick, your health care team may have to act fast. Before they give you any medicine, they need to know if you could have a bad reaction to it. That’s why you should tell them in advance about any allergy or reaction you have ever had to any medicine or food.; Reactions can include rashes, headaches, breathing trouble, and feeling sick. Because some medicines have food in them (such as the eggs used in the flu shot), be sure to talk about your food allergies too. Tell a member of your team right away if a new medicine makes you feel unwell. If you do not know if you have allergies, you can get tested.; Don’t wait until you get sick to tell people about your allergies. Some people wear an ID bracelet such as MedicAlert™. This tells the health care team about your allergies when you can’t tell them yourself.