Don't let your medicines run out. Call your pharmacy at least 1 week before you need a refill.
If you are seeing more than one doctor, be sure to tell each one which medicines you are taking.
When you take many medicines, they may interact with each other. This means one medicine may affect how well another one works.
Put your medicine bottles and boxes into a bag and bring it with you to your appointments. Include all:
Medicines can work against each other so your health care provider needs to know what you are taking.
Source: Allina Health's Patient Education Department, Heart Failure, fifth edition Reviewed by: Allina Health's Patient Education Department experts First published: 10/04/2002 Last reviewed: 12/10/2015