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<td><h1><a name="h1" id="h1"></a> Women and Medicines </h1>
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<p>This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: <a href="https://info.ahrq.gov/">https://info.ahrq.gov</a>. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information. </p>
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<h2>What You Need to Know </h2>
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<p>Read this information to learn about:</p>
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<li>How medicines can work differently in women and men.</li>
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<li>What you can do to help your medicines work best for you.</li>
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<p>Select to download print version (<a href="wommed.pdf">PDF file</a>, 70 KB). <a href="/pdfhelp.htm">PDF
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Help</a>.</p>
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<p>Be aware of how your medicines—both prescription and
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non-prescription medicines—affect your body. Discuss
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any questions or symptoms you may have with your
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pharmacist or provider. Work together to keep your
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medicine safe and effective.</p>
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<li>Women's bodies are different from men's. This affects the way chemicals are processed in the body.</li>
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<li>Hormones can affect how medicines work in women's bodies. For example, medication levels vary at different times of the menstrual cycle.</li>
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<li>Pregnant women need to consult their health care provider before taking any medicine to avoid risks to the fetus.</li>
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<li>As women age, their bodies process medicines differently, including the same medicines they used at younger ages.</li>
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<p>Use the following checklist to make sure
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your medicine works for you.</p>
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<h2>Tips for Safe Medicine Use</h2>
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<li><strong>Tell your health care provider:</strong>
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<li>About allergies or bad reactions to medicines.</li>
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<li>If you are pregnant or plan to get pregnant soon.</li>
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<li><strong>Ask about your medicines.</strong>
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<li>What are they used for?</li>
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<li>Are there any side effects you should watch for?</li>
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<li>Are they safe to take with your other medicines and supplements?</li>
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<li>What is the correct way to take them—whole, crushed, with food, with water, at the same time every day? </li>
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<li>Should you drive while taking this medicine?</li>
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<li>Are there certain foods or drinks you should avoid while using this medicine?</li>
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<li><strong>Make a list of your medicines, including nonprescription
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medicines and supplements.</strong>
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<li>Keep the list current.</li>
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<li>Show it to your doctor and pharmacist at every visit.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><p><strong>Try to get all your medicines at the same pharmacy
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and ask your pharmacist to be sure they are safe if
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you take them together.</strong></p></li>
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<li><strong>Tell your provider or pharmacist if:</strong>
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<ul>
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<li>There's a change in how your medicines are working.</li>
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<li>Your medicines seem to work differently during different parts of your cycle.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><p><strong>If you need surgery or a procedure, ask if you should
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stop taking medicines beforehand.</strong></p></li>
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<li><strong>Be informed. Learn about the medicines you are
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taking.</strong>
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<li>Carefully read the printed information that comes with your medicine.</li>
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<li>Use reliable book and Internet sources such as <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html">MEDLINE<em>plus</em>®</a>.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<p>The brochure <em><a href="safemeds/safemeds.htm">Your Medicine: Play It Safe</a></em> (AHRQ Pub.
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No. 03-0019) has more information on taking
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medicines safely and a record form to keep track of your
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medicines.</p>
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Use Your Medication Safely</em> (AHRQ Pub. No. 05-R021)
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality<br />
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<p class="size2"><em>AHRQ Publication No. 03(05)-0019-A<br />
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Current as of April 2005</em></p><!-- <hr />
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<p class="size2"><strong>Internet Citation:</strong></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Women and Medicines: What You Need to Know</em>. AHRQ Publication No. 03(05)-0019-A, April 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/wommed.htm</p>
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