• using the MedicineWise smartphone app, so your medicines list is always with you in your phone
• writing a paper medicines list and keeping it with you in your wallet or handbag. 
  

Find out more about these options in the cards that follow. 

Using the free MedicineWise smartphone app means you will always have your medicines and health information with you. It can also:

• remind you how and when to take your medicines so you can get the most out of them
  
• help everyone involved in your health care to know which medicines you use so medicines mistakes are prevented
  
• help your doctor and pharmacist to check and review your medicines so they can make the right decisions about your health
  
• provide vital information about your medicines in an emergency, helping to ensure your safety.
  

Enter and update your information, and set alarms to remind you when to take your medicines.

Download the app from Google Play or the App Store. It's free.

Find out more about the MedicineWise app and how it works.

You can keep a medicines list on paper too. Make sure you record:

• all the medicines you currently use including prescription, non-prescription, over-the-counter, minerals, herbal and natural medicines
  
• what each medicine is for
  
• how much of each medicine to use
  
• when and how to use each medicine.
  

Keep it up to date and carry it with you when you see your health professionals. 

Order a printed NPS Medicinewise medicines list here – click through to Consumer products and then click on Tools.

 NPS MedicineWise medicines lists are available in English, in one of 10 community languages and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

 If you would like to fill the list in using your computer or mobile device, please DOWNLOAD, then open in Adobe Acrobat/Reader before entering information.