Emergency Preparations

Make a Good Safety Plan for Medications:

While this seems silly, it is one of the most important things to manage. If you have to evacuate, leave your house unexpectedly or just loose your medication its important to consider a few things:

While this may seem like a strange idea, from personal experience I know that its the most important thing to have information on, and keep track of. For anyone with a chronic illness medications are priority one. I had a thyroid cancer about 8 years ago and my thyroid was removed so I need medications in order to live - I literally cannot live without my medications. Its an unsettling feeling but with proper planning and information is manageable. Some helpful tips:

• Document on your phone, or in a cloud type app. Also document on a piece of paper in your wallet - in case you cannot access your phone or someone else needs to access it:

  • Who is your doctor and what is their phone number

  • What is the name of your medication, and what is your dosage

  • What is the name and phone number of your pharmacy

  • Can you start keeping some incase of a problem? Its worth talking to your doctor about this or keeping a stash when your medication orders get changed

  These simple steps can help you if you find yourself without your medications. Its also helpful to know that many large pharmacies also can transfer your prescription in their system. So if you find yourself in a new town without your medications, you can order onsite from the location you are nearest to.