Medicine planning

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⚠️ Check: Is the area safe for you to approach?

Seven days extra medicine. Written list in bag. Cool storage for insulin. Devices and batteries packed.

Step 1: Keep at least 7 days extra supply of daily prescription medicines
Step 2: Write medicine names, doses, and doctor phone on paper and in go-bag
Step 3: Store insulin and heat-sensitive drugs with cooling plan if power fails
Step 4: Pack medical devices — inhalers, glucose meter, BP monitor — with extra batteries
Step 5: Wear medical alert info for serious allergies or heart conditions

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT stop heart or seizure medicine because of disaster stress — prioritize carrying them.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT take expired medicine if unsure — seek medical advice when possible.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call doctor or 108 if breathing worsens without inhaler or sugar very high/low without insulin.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Relief camps often have basic medicine — show your written list.

Call 108 if someone collapses from missed insulin, heart medicine, or breathing medicine.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Missed insulin or cardiac medicine can be life-threatening — treat as medical emergency.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pregnant women need prenatal vitamins and BP monitoring plan in go-bag.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Plan supplies with your doctor. Do not change doses or share prescription medicine.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

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