Medication List Template for Doctor Visits (Copy or Print)

"What medications are you taking?" is the first question at almost every appointment — and the hardest to answer accurately from memory, especially if you see more than one prescriber. A written list you keep current beats memory every time, and it saves precious minutes of your visit.

Here's a template you can copy into a document, print, or keep on your phone.

The template

Medication	Dose	How often	Why I take it	Prescribed by	Started
e.g. Metformin	500 mg	2× daily with food	Type 2 diabetes	Dr. Patel	2023

Also list — this part gets skipped most often:

Over-the-counter, vitamins & supplements	Dose	How often
e.g. Vitamin D	1000 IU	daily

And at the bottom:

• Allergies and reactions: (e.g. "sulfa drugs — rash")
• Pharmacy: name and phone number
• Recent changes: anything started, stopped, or changed dose in the last 3 months — flag it with a star

Why each column is there

• Dose and frequency — "one metformin" means nothing without the strength; two strengths of the same drug is a common mix-up.
• Why I take it — the same medication can be prescribed for different reasons, and this column is how a new doctor quickly understands your history. It's also how you remember, a year later.
• Prescribed by — with multiple specialists, this tells each one who owns what, so changes go through the right person.
• Started — "how long have you been on this?" is a standard question you'll now always be able to answer.

Five habits that keep the list useful

1. Update it the same day anything changes. A stale list is the most common failure — the list says one thing, the pill bottle says another.
2. Include things you take "as needed." Painkillers, inhalers, antihistamines — even if you only take them occasionally.
3. Bring the actual bottles to a first visit with a new doctor or pharmacist; let them reconcile the list against the labels once, then maintain the list.
4. Keep a copy in two places — one printed in your bag or wallet, one on your phone.
5. Give a copy to a family member or caregiver — in an emergency, they'll be asked the same question.

If you'd rather not maintain a document

This is exactly the kind of upkeep MediWall does for you: log each medication once (or import it from your hospital record via your patient portal), and the app keeps a current, shareable list — with dose reminders and your Emergency Card generated from the same data. It all stays on your phone, with no account and no server.

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This guide is general information to help you stay organized — it isn't medical advice. Never start or stop a medication without talking to your prescriber.