medicine

Now that we are getting in to the riding season,I would recomend any one who takes prescrition medicine are their corider does to make up a few list of their medicines and put them in a zip lock bag and place them in a couple of places in their bike.
We always carried one in the trunk and as we have a fifteen hundred we placed one in the storage pouch that we had on the left front storage well and found a red cross pin and pined on the top of that.
Also because my wife was on comudum and a lot of other medicines we took some red finger nail polish and painted red crosses on both sides the back of her helmit and the top of her helmit.
Just a suggestion.
Jim Peacock

Great idea Jim, things we often forget about. Med. alert jewelry is great also. Keeping sugar packets in the bike may help another also .

I've carried a list of meds in my wallet for years. Sure simplifies things when the different doctors want a list of drugs I take. Just hand them the list & tell 'em to make a copy. Sticking extra copies on the trike is like having a spare set of keys or perscription glasses. Our local HOG group wanted us to carry a list of emergency contacts, medical conditions, drug list, & any other important information in case of accident & we were unconcious that the EMTs should know.

A suggestion for when on the road: Get a bunch of the cheap "7 day" pill boxes at your local drug store. I got a bunch last summer for $.99 ea. Since I have AM & PM dosages, I used double sided sticky tape & stuck 2 together. That made 'em cheap enough I didn't worry about messing 'em up or loosing the empties. Load up one for each week. Takes less room than a whole bunch of pill bottles & keeps 'em in order so I know if I forgot a dosage. I rolled 'em up in microfiber towels to keep 'em from popping open. I could use the extra towels to help keep the bike clean, dry dishes, etc. Along that line: Washing bugs off the bike is easy if ya use old (or not so old) pantyhose. Abrasive enough to get the bugs off, but soft ehough they don't scratch the paint. Can use what ever you're using for dish soap or liquid hand soap. On my trip last summer, my paint was too new to wax yet & this kept the "bug juice" from damaging the paint.

It's getting the time of year maybe we should start a thread to share some of the tricks we've used that work on the road -- such as these.

NM

Hello everyone: I was told in some places I have traveled that perscripition drugs must be kept in orginal label containers. Prescribed to someone at time of location or with contact information on label. I must take mine with me everywhere. Hope this helps and thanks for the post. Jim& Mary:)

Another idea is to get one of the new USB Medic ID devices. They are available from different companies styled like a dog tag, credit card, round cylinder on a chain. Not only can you list your prscription drugs but you can download medical history from your Dr.'s medical charts. These can be accessed by any computer so that EMS personnel and Emergency Room Dr can see your medical history. Only you can download the info you want to put on the device, so only you can change the info as well. It is a valuable item to have on your person when you are away from home.

MJ and I have Rode ID braclets that we wear. Meds need to be in their correct container.