You can use your My Health Record to keep track of your medicines, including any medications you currently take, or allergies you might have.
Glossary of terms
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medicines information
The view that quickly sorts and displays the most recent and available medicines information and documents in the individual’s My Health Record. It can include the individual’s latest shared health summary or discharge summary, up to two years of prescription and dispense records, and any allergy or adverse reactions. The medicines information view can be found under the Documents tab in an individual’s My Health Record.
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Medicare overview
The screen that provides a consolidation, or overview, of the Medicare information in the My Health Record. This can include Medicare Benefits Schedule, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and Australian Organ Donor Register. The Medicare overview is accessed via the Documents menu.
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medicine record
A summary of prescription and dispense information for the My Health Record. It delivers a list of medications that have been prescribed and dispensed to the individual.
Note: this was previously referred to as medications view.
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prescription and dispense records
Records that incorporate prescription and dispense information to provide a consolidated record of medications – which are available as two clinical documents (My Health Record Prescription Record and My Health Record Dispense Record) available in consumer, B2B and provider portals.
