Walk Into Any Appointment With a Medication Checklist
The question you forgot is the reason you book the follow-up. This turns your medication list and your concerns into an appointment checklist — a question set per medication, the questions your concerns raise, and a bring-list — so the appointment starts where your memory would have ended. Local only; your list never leaves the tab.
- Checklist
- Per-medication questions plus concern-driven questions
- local
- What it replaces
- A blank 'ask your doctor' note
- $0.00
- Input
- Your medications and concerns
- no card
- Output
- A chart plus a bring-list
- recomputed
What you pay otherwise
| Route | What you get | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Second appointment | The question you forgot, answered a month later | copay ×2 |
| Paid medication app | Reminders and a chart, plus an account | $6–12/mo |
| Writing it on a scrap of paper | Questions remembered, then lost | half-remembered |
| This page | The checklist, from your own list | $0 |
The workflow
List every medication, including the ones you take 'sometimes'
One per line: 'lisinopril 10mg daily'. Include over-the-counter and supplements — the chart treats them all as things worth a question. The dose and frequency are what make the questions specific.
Type your concerns as plain questions or worries
'Dizzy in the morning' or 'is this still needed?' Both work. The tool turns each into a question the clinician can actually answer, instead of a feeling you'd otherwise not raise.
Put the chart in the order you'll ask
The most important question goes first, not the easiest. Appointments run short, so the chart is built to survive the 'we have two minutes left' moment — the top line is the one that matters.
Hand the bring-list to the person at the desk
Meds, pharmacy name, and your top concern go on the bring-list. Front-desk staff often need the med list more than the clinician does.
Worked example
Sample: 3 medications and 2 concerns Meds 3 (lisinopril, atorvastatin, vitamin D) Concerns 2 (morning dizziness, cost) Questions 9 (3 per med, 2 from concerns, 4 standard) Bring-list meds + pharmacy + insurance card Uploaded nothing — built in the tab
Numbers above are sample data produced by the tool's own pre-loaded example, run in the browser — not averages or measured benchmarks.
What breaks this
Listing only the prescription meds leaves out the supplements that can interact — include everything. Writing 'I feel off' with no detail gives the clinician nothing; 'dizzy when I stand, most mornings' is a question. Skipping the bring-list means the med list dies in your pocket — hand it over at the desk. This chart is a memory aid, not medical advice.
Try it now
Three medications and two concerns are loaded. Replace them with your own and watch the question set rebuild.
Open the checklist builder →Go deeper: the printable chart
The checklist is free forever. The $4 one-time tier adds:
- Printable chart — the full checklist on one sheet to hand to the clinician — estimate: ~12 min saved versus re-writing by hand.
- Saved med list — keep your list current in this browser — estimate: ~10 min saved per appointment of re-typing.
- Dose-change log — track what changed and when — estimate: ~8 min saved of reconstructing the history.