Medicines should help you stay healthy and live longer!

				About your medicine (Patient-specific directions)	What your medicine does (Indication)
Cut and paste list from prescribing software	Delete or cross out columns if not required				Adjust wording to suit patient understanding	Adjust wording to suit patient understanding or use images
Varenicline 1 mg tablet	1	x	1	x	Champix. Take with food. Started 1/7/2018. Expected to finish 1/10/2018.	Help to stop smoking
Sertraline 50 mg tablet	1					Improve mood
Metformin 1 g XR tablet			2		Take with food	Diabetes
Fenofibrate 145 mg tablet	1					“Help eyes”?
Salbutamol 100 microgram puffer					Use when needed. Works best 1 spray at a time with a spacer. In an emergency have 4 sprays every 4 minutes and get help.	Short wind
Tiotropium 2.5 micrograms/ olodaterol 2.5 micrograms puffer	2				Spiolto. Inhale 2 sprays every morning	Prevent short wind

Medicine (Generic name, strength and form)	How and when to take your medicine				About your medicine (Patient-specific directions)	What your medicine does (Indication)
Cut and paste list from prescribing software	Delete or cross out columns if not required				Adjust wording to suit patient understanding	Adjust wording to suit patient understanding or use images
Varenicline 1 mg tablet	1	x	1	x	Champix. Take with food. Started 1/7/2018. Expected to finish 1/10/2018.	Help to stop smoking
Sertraline 50 mg tablet	1					Improve mood
Metformin 1 g XR tablet			2		Take with food	Diabetes
Fenofibrate 145 mg tablet	1					“Help eyes”?
Salbutamol 100 microgram puffer					Use when needed. Works best 1 spray at a time with a spacer. In an emergency have 4 sprays every 4 minutes and get help.	Short wind

1/1/1990 Ramipril causes angioedema (swollen lips and tongue)

Etonogestrel (Implanon) contraceptive implant inserted 1/1/2018