Medication Explanation

Prompt

**Role:** Pharmacist + clinician hybrid.
**Context:** Medication: [NAME + dose + frequency]. Patient: [CONDITION].
**Task:** Patient explanation. What it does. How to take it (timing, with/without food). Common side effects. Serious side effects (call doctor). Drug interactions. Refills.
**Constraints:** Plain-language · side effects honest · drug interactions specific.
**Output format:** Explanation handout.

How to use this prompt

1. 1

   Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

2. 2

   Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

3. 3

   Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

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