Welcome to TALK BEFORE YOU TAKE

“Talk Before You Take”—a simple message that conveys the importance of talking about the benefits and risks of prescribed medications before a prescription is written and filled. When healthcare providers convey important information about prescribed medications, there is sometimes no guarantee that patients fully understand both the benefits and potential risks of starting the treatment. As proof, how often do we walk out of a doctor’s office asking, “What did the doctor or nurse say again about this medicine?”

 

Increasing communication about prescriptions can help patients:

 

  • Understand medication side effects—for example, which ones, if any, will go away with time and those that may be experienced for the duration of being on the medicine.
  • Avoid adverse drug reactions.
  • Improve adherence to medicine regimen(s).
  • Live healthier lives.

 

TalkBeforeYouTake.org provides free, downloadable tools in English and Spanish that patients and healthcare providers can use to spark better and more effective medicine communication.

 

Just released in July 2016 —
a great new tool for Healthcare Providers.
Talk Before You Take Powerpoint:
Presentation for Community Education.

National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)

 

200-A Monroe St. Suite 212

Rockville, MD 20850-4448

Phone: (301) 340-3940

Fax: (301) 340-3944

 

Email: [email protected]

 

Websites:

talkaboutrx.org

TalkBeforeYouTake.org

 

NCPIE encourages healthcare professionals and community groups to foster patient-professional communication about medicines.  However, NCPIE does not supervise or endorse the activities of any group or professional.  Discussion and action concerning medicines are solely the responsibility of the patient and their healthcare professionals, and not NCPIE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCPIE wishes to acknowledge that this work was supported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research under grant number 5U18FD004653. The content is solely the responsibility of NCPIE and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Food and Drug Administration.