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“It is always a good idea to have a conversation with your healthcare professional about your medicines”

Some next steps for you to consider could be:

  • Make an appointment to visit your general practitioner (GP) and discuss with them your responses below. 

  • Share your responses with your local community pharmacist when you pick up your medicines from the pharmacy next.

  • Share your responses with your pharmacist who is reviewing your medicines at your home or place of living.

To start a conversation with your health professional about your medicines, you could say:

I don’t like taking . I’m worried it’s giving me side effects, or I don’t think it is working. Could you please review it?

I’m not sure why I take . Could we talk about this?

I would like you to please review if I still need . Could I possibly stop taking this medicine? 

For health professionals

Your patient has completed the PRIME tool. This tool is a co-designed, evidence-based conversation-starter tool that empowers individuals and their carers to reflect on their health, medicines, and goals of care to start a conversation with their healthcare professional. It does not provide specific medical advice nor is it a comprehensive medicine review.
Your patient may have shared their PRIME responses with you as they value your input on their medicines. Please feel free to use these reflections during your consultation to review and have a conversation with the patient and/or their carer about their medicines, health and wellbeing.
If you would like to learn more information about the PRIME tool and related resources, please visit: kindmeds.org/Primetool

Here’s a copy of your answers to share with your health professional

1.How would you rate your overall health and wellbeing?

2. What matters most to you now?

3. What is the aim for your overall health and well being?maintain

4.How do your medicines affect your health and wellbeing?Positively: Moderately: Negatively:

Personal notes:

5. What are your overall health priorities?

6. Do your medicines help you reach your health priorities?

Personal notes:

7. How many medicines do you take?

8. How would you describe the number of medicines you take?

9. How comfortable are you talking with your health professional about your medicines?

10. Which medicine(s) would you like to talk to your health professional about?

Personal notes:

Enter your name and email address to have your results sent to you. You may optionally include your healthcare professional’s email if you’d like them to receive a copy.