VISITOR GUIDE · 2026-10-19
Preparing a medication list for a clinic consultation in Korea
A clear medicine list helps you explain what you already use when you visit a new clinic. Its purpose is to support the clinician’s review, not to decide which medicines you should start, stop or change. Prepare the list before the visit so that you are not trying to remember unfamiliar names at reception.
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Keep the original product identification
Write the medicine name from the label and retain a photograph of the packaging if that helps identify it. Include the active ingredient when it is available rather than replacing the original name with a guessed Korean equivalent. Products with similar names can require clarification.
Include the details the clinician asks to review
Record how you currently use each medicine and which professional prescribed it when relevant. Keep non-prescription products and supplements on a separate part of the same list so they are not forgotten. If an entry is uncertain, mark it as uncertain and bring the label instead of filling in a dose from memory.
Connect the list to the reason for the visit
If a past clinician gave preparation instructions for a planned examination or procedure, keep those instructions with the list. Ask the receiving clinic to explain which directions apply to your actual appointment. Do not follow a general article or an old message from a different procedure as a substitute for that review.
Update the record after consultation
Ask for the exact names and written instructions for anything newly prescribed or changed. Keep the updated version dated so that your next clinician can distinguish it from the earlier list. You can use the catalogue to locate an appropriate care category without sharing your medicine history with every clinic you browse.
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Make the list useful when brand names differ between countries
For each medicine, retain the original name and include the generic ingredient if you know it from its packaging or prescription. Add the strength, how you take it and the reason it was prescribed. Keep the original unit; a number without its unit can create confusion. Include non-prescription medicines, supplements and topical products that may be relevant to the planned assessment. A photograph of labelled packaging can support the written list.
Distinguish medicines you take regularly from occasional use and from a treatment you have already stopped. If you do not know a name, say so and bring the available record rather than inventing a translation. Tell the clinician about recent changes and the prescribing clinician when relevant. The list helps the consultation; it does not mean every medicine should be changed for a procedure.
Ask for instructions that identify both the medicine and the timing
If preparation involves a medication decision, obtain instructions from the responsible clinician. Do not stop prescribed treatment because a generic travel article or promotional message suggests it. If different clinicians give conflicting instructions, ask them to resolve the conflict before the appointment. Keep the latest advice with the medicine list so that an old message is not mistaken for the current plan.
After the visit, request the names and directions for any newly prescribed medicines in writing. Ask how the clinic handles questions once you are outside Korea and which records to show a clinician at home. Cross-border supply and import questions depend on the actual medicine and destination; a clinic catalogue cannot promise that a prescription or product can be carried everywhere.
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KoreaClinicGo editorial team · Updated 2026-10-19. General information and visit planning.
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