# Prepare questions to ask about a new medication

A focused list of questions for your doctor or pharmacist so you understand a new prescription before you start.

- Topic: Personal Life & Wellbeing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/prepare-questions-to-ask-about-a-new-medication

## Prompt

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Help me prepare questions about a new medication I've been prescribed.

**Medication name (as on the prescription):** [NAME]
**What I was told it's for:** [CONDITION OR REASON]
**Other medications, supplements, and alcohol use:** [LIST]
**Allergies or past reactions:** [LIST]
**My situation:** [e.g. "I drive for work", "pregnant or planning to be", "I work night shifts", "trouble swallowing pills"]
**Concerns:** [e.g. "side effects", "cost", "how long I'll need it"]

Create a question list grouped by topic:
1. Purpose and expected results: what it should do, how soon, how we'll know it's working.
2. How to take it: timing, food, missed doses, how long.
3. Side effects: common ones, which ones mean I should call, and which need urgent help.
4. Interactions: with my other medicines, supplements, alcohol, and foods.
5. Daily life: driving, work, sleep, exercise.
6. Cost and alternatives: generic options, coverage.
7. Stopping: whether it's safe to stop suddenly.

Then give me a one-page note template to fill in with the answers.

Do not tell me what the answers are or describe this medication's effects as fact - my doctor or pharmacist gives the answers. If I describe a reaction now (swelling, trouble breathing, rash spreading fast), tell me to call emergency services or seek urgent care.
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## What to fill in

- NAME
- CONDITION OR REASON
- LIST
- e.g. "side effects", "cost", "how long I'll need it"

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