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What can I take to the conversation?

Use this list to ask, listen and leave space for anything that is still unclear. It is fine to take time before deciding.

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Ask who will assess you

  • What is the clinician’s full name, profession and Illinois licence detail?

  • Can I ask the clinician my own questions?

  • If medicine is proposed, what is the supplying pharmacy’s full name?

Ask what is proposed

  • Which medicine are we discussing, and is it a tablet, injection or another form?

  • Has this product been approved, or will it be made to order as a compounded medicine?

  • What is the reason for this choice for my health concern?

  • What other options can we discuss, including leaving this treatment aside?

Ask for the whole bill

  • What do I pay for the visit, any tests, the medicine and delivery?

  • What repeats, and what changes after an offer ends?

  • Is there a membership or a commitment, and how do I cancel?

  • What has my insurer agreed to pay, if anything?

Ask how follow-up works

  • Who answers a question after the visit?

  • When will we review the plan?

  • Who can go through the label and storage notes with me?

  • What symptoms or changes mean I need to seek help?

Keep space for an unanswered question

  • What do I still need explained in plainer words?

  • What do I want to think through before agreeing?