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Question: Looking for a wallet card - if it exists, help me find it.

rmm — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:48:09 -0800

Medical wallet card summary thing - is there one?

Hi folks,

Looking for a handy medical wallet card summary thingy for a family member with a lot of medications - something small enough to fit into a purse (doesn't have to be wallet sized). I'm aware of the Pocket Doc , which is great but doesn't have much space to write lots of medications down, and I want to put a list of her doctors as well.

Anyone aware of a product I can buy, or a template online that I can fill out I can whip one up in Illustrator?

Thanks! My Googlefu failed me and needs some coffee apparently.

By: davcoo

davcoo — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:16:28 -0800

Try these Google searches for medical history card and medical information card.

By: Taken Outtacontext

Taken Outtacontext — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:46:26 -0800

And if you could report back here what you find to be the best one that would be appreciated. Thx.

By: Taken Outtacontext

Taken Outtacontext — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:38 -0800

I summarized my med info when I took a recent trip out of the country by simply doing it in Word in two columns so it was on one sheet of paper. And I just put it with my passport. BTW, I decided to include all vitamins and supplements seeing how they can affect prescription interactions.

By: Robert Angelo

Robert Angelo — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:26:59 -0800

My partner takes over a dozen medications daily. I keep a list in a spreadsheet, and change it as needed when the doctors change his meds. Basically, it's just one column each for medication name, dosage, and how many times a day (or other comment). When I print it out, it's still less than a single sheet and is easily foldable.

There's additional worksheets in the same file listing all his doctors and contact info and also all his past surgeries.

By: deezil

deezil — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:01:28 -0800

Make your own in Word, and take it to a copy shop for them to laminate. Cheap, easy, and has exactly what you need (and want) on the card.

By: msconduct

msconduct — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:37:02 -0800

i use index cards. keep emergency contact info, dr's name & number, medications, health insurance company & number, and maybe a few other things i'm forgetting. i have one in my car, one in my house by the door, and one at work. i'd not seen the pocket docs & might actually pick up one, but i can see what you mean about it not having much space to write.

By: CwgrlUp

CwgrlUp — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:34:02 -0800

Word, smallish font, packing tape on both sides to laminate. Instant redneck med ID card.