To always be in good relationship with medicines Let's try to find a family pharmacist who you can consult regularly By relating your normal condition, present health and symptom, what you are allergic to, to a pharmacist, you will be able to choose a safe and best medication for yourself. A pharmacist, who can assist with making your choice of medicines, can be called your family pharmacist. Try to find someone who you can easily consult with and who asks you about your symptoms not only about medicines you are taking but also a person who can warn or give you advice about your lifestyle.   Let's make a record or list of medicines we are taking By making a record of the medicine we are taking, we can properly understand about the medicine we are taking and can avoid unnecessary side effects or incorrectly taking a medicine. This has the positive effect of helping you in treating your illness. This record can also be used to give your information to the family doctor or pharmacist. Let's try to record the name of the drug, how long you are taking it, what you noticed upon using the drug. While traveling use a drug you are familiar with When you get sick abroad in a foreign country, have you ever bought OTC drugs there? It is probably alright if the active ingredient is the same as the one you normally take. But if you are not confident or familiar in that foreign language and can not relate your symptoms to the local pharmacist it becomes a problem. The medicines you should take with you on your travels are laxatives, antacid, headache, and anti-diarrhea medicines.