Jo's right. When I was admitted through the ER for a cardio cath a few years ago, I was out of town without my paperwork, but I was able to call home and get my then 12 or 13 y.o. son to fax a copy of my typewitten list of meds, including specific dosage information along with the name and specialty of the doctor prescribing them.

This when I was too upset to remember half of what I was on.

I was specifically told by an ICU nurse that their opinion of me changed completly upon receipt of that one piece of paper, and the doctor ordered everything on it, except for the Oxycontin/oxcycodone and there he went one better.

Until my old computer died a couple of months back, whenever I changed any prescription, I just created a new document with a new date on top. Now it looks as though I'll have to enter it all, but I was at "ver. 141" when I left off.