Medication Cards
To design my product or medication card, I consulted my mentor, Alice Venier, a pharmacist, to get an idea of what a pharmacist might want on the card, how it’s made, and other comments. We discussed how to design my product and decided that it should be made of regular paper or index card paper, written in braille by slate and stylus, and should include the patient’s name, name of pharmacy, type of medication, usage (how many times to take the medication), expiration date, and the phone number of the pharmacy. The reason the phone number of the pharmacy should be included is because the visually impaired should have a way contact a pharmacist and ask questions. The product should also be easy and fast to make because a pharmacy environment is fast paced.
The hole at the top left indicates how to hold the card. The color coding is for pharmacists to easily spot the card and identify what type of medication it is. The first line is the name. The second line shows the pharmacy from which the prescription was filled. The third line shows the Rx number. The Rx number helps track the prescription and help pharmacists know who they are talking to and which medications they are taking. The fourth line tells the type of medication (capsule, cream, ear drop, eye drop, gel, inhaler [mouth/nose], injection, liquid, lotion, ointment, suppository, and tablet). The fifth line tells the usage (or how many times to take the medication). The sixth line tells the expiration date, and the sixth line provides the phone number of the pharmacy that filled the prescription.
Notice that there are many abbreviations on the card so that the information can fit. The pharmacy will also provide brochure that tells how to use the project and how to read it based on the list of abbreviations. However, there are slate and styluses that can fit the size of a regular sheet of paper, so it might not be necessary to have abbreviations later on.
The benefits of the medication cards are:
Notice that there are many abbreviations on the card so that the information can fit. The pharmacy will also provide brochure that tells how to use the project and how to read it based on the list of abbreviations. However, there are slate and styluses that can fit the size of a regular sheet of paper, so it might not be necessary to have abbreviations later on.
The benefits of the medication cards are:
- low cost
- easy to be implemented in real world situations
- practical
- promotes independence
- reduce medication errors in pharmacy
- provides necessary information for patients
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Medication Card Examples
capsule.pdf | |
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cream.pdf | |
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ear_drop.pdf | |
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eye_drop.pdf | |
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inhaler_nose.pdf | |
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liquid.pdf | |
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suppository.pdf | |
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tablet.pdf | |
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