Everything you need to manage your personal medication regimen — reminders, interaction checks, lab references, trackers, and more. All data is stored privately on your device. No account required. No server. No tracking.
Nine purpose-built tools designed around your medication management needs. Each tool stores data locally in your browser — nothing is transmitted to any server.
Save medications you take, with dose, frequency, and personal notes. Stays on your device.
Open →Local reminders for medication times using browser notifications. No account needed.
Open →Log blood pressure, glucose, weight, and mood over time — with trend charts.
Open →Review your past symptom checker results stored on this device.
Open →Quickly return to medicines, conditions, and tools you visited recently.
Open →Private review notes for medications you have taken — visible only on this device.
Open →Understand lab test normal ranges and which medicines affect each result.
Open →Pharmacogenomics education — how your genes affect medicine metabolism.
Open →Export all your data, import from another device, or wipe everything.
Open →Medication management is the systematic process of overseeing all aspects of a person's medicine therapy — from the initial prescription to ongoing monitoring of effectiveness and safety. It sounds straightforward, yet it is one of the most challenging aspects of modern healthcare. Studies consistently show that approximately 50 percent of patients do not take their medications as prescribed. This figure holds remarkably steady across countries, healthcare systems, and disease categories. Whether the condition is hypertension, diabetes, depression, asthma, or HIV, roughly half of all people will drift away from their prescribed regimen within a year of starting treatment.
The consequences are profound. In the United States alone, non-adherence to prescribed medications is estimated to cause 125,000 preventable deaths and results in approximately 10 percent of all hospitalizations each year. The New England Healthcare Institute calculated the total economic burden of non-adherence at $290 to $310 billion annually — a figure that dwarfs the cost of the medications themselves. Every dollar spent on improving adherence in chronic disease management returns an estimated three to ten dollars in avoided hospital stays, emergency department visits, and escalating treatment costs.
Why do people miss doses? The reasons are heterogeneous and deeply personal. The most commonly cited cause is simple forgetfulness — people lead busy lives, and remembering to take a pill at a specific time every day requires a habit that must be deliberately built and maintained. Side effects are another major driver: nausea, fatigue, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, or cognitive blunting can make a person weigh the discomfort of taking the medication against the seemingly distant risk of disease progression. Cost is a relentless barrier — nearly one in four Americans reports not filling a prescription due to price, and many quietly ration doses to stretch a prescription further. Complexity compounds all of these factors: a patient taking five or more medications (polypharmacy) faces a scheduling puzzle that even organised, motivated individuals find daunting.
There is also a psychological dimension. Some patients hold health beliefs that conflict with the biomedical model — they may believe that taking medication signals weakness, that natural is better than pharmaceutical, or that they should only take pills when they feel sick. Others experience medication fatigue, a form of burnout that comes from years of managing a chronic condition. Depression, which frequently accompanies chronic illness, independently triples the risk of non-adherence. Social isolation, limited health literacy, and distrust of the healthcare system all contribute.
How do digital tools change the equation? The evidence base for digital health interventions targeting adherence is growing rapidly. A 2020 Cochrane review found that electronic reminders — including app notifications and SMS messages — produced modest but consistent improvements in adherence, particularly for conditions like HIV, hypertension, and asthma. The mechanism is partly behavioural (cues and prompts that interrupt forgetting) and partly psychological: self-monitoring through logging creates awareness and accountability that motivates continued behaviour. Patients who track their doses report feeling more in control of their health, more prepared for clinical appointments, and more confident in discussions with their prescribers.
Digital medication management tools are most effective when they do three things simultaneously: they remind patients at the right time, they educate patients about why each medication matters, and they empower patients to communicate their experience back to their clinical team. The tools in this suite are designed with exactly that framework. Whether you are managing a single daily medication or navigating a complex regimen of a dozen medicines, these tools are built to reduce the cognitive burden of adherence and put clinically relevant information at your fingertips — privately, without any account or data transmission.
Digital Tools + Daily Habit = Better Health Outcomes
Digital medication tracking links your daily routine to better health outcomes through reminders, logging, and real-time feedback.
Each tool in this suite was designed around a specific clinical need. Understanding what each tool does — and how to get the most from it — will help you build a more complete picture of your personal medication management system.
MyMedShelf is the backbone of your personal medication management system. It allows you to build a complete record of every medication you are currently taking, including the brand and generic name, the dose in milligrams or other units, the frequency and timing of each dose, the prescribing clinician, the dispensing pharmacy, and the indication — that is, the condition each medicine is treating. Having all of this information in a single location is invaluable when you visit a new doctor, attend an emergency department, or need to answer questions about your health history.
How to use it:Open MyMedShelf and tap “Add Medication.” Fill in the name, dose, and schedule fields. In the notes field, record the indication (e.g., “for blood pressure”) and any special instructions like “take with food” or “avoid grapefruit juice.” Review your shelf every time a prescription changes.
Clinical benefits: A complete, current medication list reduces the risk of prescribing errors, duplicate therapy, and harmful medicine interactions. Research shows that patients who actively maintain a medication list have significantly fewer adverse medicine events and hospital readmissions. Tips: Include over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and supplements — clinicians need a full picture. Export to PDF before any hospital admission or overseas travel.
Medicine interactions are among the most preventable causes of medication harm. An interaction occurs when the pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic properties of one medicine alter the behaviour of another. Pharmacokinetic interactions affect how a medicine is absorbed, distributed, metabolised, or excreted — for example, one medicine may inhibit the CYP3A4 enzyme that breaks down another medicine, causing plasma levels to rise to toxic concentrations. Pharmacodynamic interactions occur when two medicines produce additive, synergistic, or antagonistic effects at the same receptor or physiological pathway.
How to use it: Before adding any new medication — prescription or over-the-counter — run a check against your current medication list. Enter each medicine name and review the interaction report. Pay special attention to interactions rated major or contraindicated.
Clinical benefits: Catching a potentially dangerous interaction before you start a new medicine can prevent serious harm. Tips:Always include herbal supplements and natural products — St John's Wort, for example, is a potent inducer of CYP3A4 and can render dozens of medicines ineffective, including oral contraceptives and antiretrovirals. Share interaction reports with your pharmacist.
Lab Lens is your reference guide for interpreting common laboratory test panels. It covers the complete blood count (CBC), comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), thyroid function tests (TSH, free T4, free T3), lipid panel (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides), HbA1c, and a range of other panels. For each test, Lab Lens provides the reference range in standard units, explains what an abnormal value typically indicates, and — critically — lists medications that can cause that particular lab value to rise or fall.
How to use it: Look up a test by name or browse by panel. When you receive lab results, cross-reference any flagged values against your current medications to understand whether a medicine is the likely cause.
Clinical benefits: Many abnormal lab values are medicine-induced rather than disease-related — statins can elevate creatine kinase, metformin can lower B12, diuretics can derange electrolytes. Identifying this pattern early allows you to have a more informed conversation with your clinician. Tips: Always interpret lab results in the context of symptoms and clinical history — a single abnormal value rarely tells the whole story.
Hypertension is a “silent killer” — elevated blood pressure usually causes no symptoms until it has already damaged the heart, kidneys, brain, or blood vessels. Self-monitoring of blood pressure at home is now recommended by major guidelines, including JNC 8 and the ESC/ESH, as a complement to office-based measurement. The JNC 8 treatment targets are <140/90 mmHg for most adults and <150/90 mmHg for adults aged 60 and older without diabetes or chronic kidney disease.
How to use it: Log readings at consistent times — typically morning before medication and evening before bed. Always rest for five minutes before measuring, sit upright with feet flat on the floor, and take two readings separated by one minute. The tracker displays trend lines so you can see whether your antihypertensive is working.
Clinical benefits: Home monitoring eliminates white coat hypertension (readings elevated only in the clinic) and masked hypertension (elevated at home, normal in clinic) — both of which lead to under- or over-treatment. Tips: Bring your logged readings to every appointment. A pattern of consistent elevation despite medication may indicate the need for dose adjustment or an additional agent.
For people living with diabetes or prediabetes, blood glucose monitoring is a cornerstone of self-management. The Glucose Tracker distinguishes between fasting glucose readings (taken after at least eight hours without food) and postprandial readings (taken one to two hours after a meal), which have different reference ranges and clinical significance. Normal fasting glucose is 70–99 mg/dL; a reading of 100–125 mg/dL indicates prediabetes and 126 mg/dL or above on two separate occasions meets the diagnostic criteria for diabetes.
How to use it: Log each reading with its context — fasting, pre-meal, 1-hour post-meal, or 2-hour post-meal. Note the date, time, and any relevant factors such as unusual diet, illness, stress, or exercise. The tracker correlates your readings with estimated HbA1c, giving you a real-time approximation of your three-month average.
Clinical benefits: Regular self-monitoring allows timely identification of hypo- and hyperglycaemia patterns, guides dietary adjustments, and provides data to support medication titration decisions. Tips: Look for post-meal spikes above 180 mg/dL — these are associated with long-term cardiovascular risk even when fasting glucose is controlled. Export your log before any endocrinology or diabetes clinic review.
Body weight is influenced by numerous medications, and tracking weight over time can provide important clinical signals. Medication-related weight gain is a well-documented phenomenon with several medicine classes: atypical antipsychotics (especially olanzapine and clozapine), corticosteroids, insulin and some oral hypoglycaemics, tricyclic antidepressants, valproic acid, and certain beta-blockers are among the most common culprits. Conversely, some medications — stimulants, metformin, topiramate — are associated with weight loss.
How to use it: Weigh yourself at the same time of day (morning, after using the toilet, before eating) for the most consistent readings. Log weight in your preferred unit (kg or lb). The tracker calculates your BMI using your stored height and plots a rolling 30-day and 90-day trend.
Clinical benefits: Documenting weight changes that coincide with starting a new medication provides objective evidence that helps clinicians evaluate whether a medication switch or dose reduction is warranted. Tips: Rapid weight gain (more than 2 kg in a week) in a patient on heart failure medications may indicate fluid retention — contact your provider promptly.
Psychiatric and neurological medications can significantly alter mood, energy, cognition, and emotional reactivity. Monitoring these changes over time is essential for evaluating treatment response and identifying emergent adverse effects. The Mood Tracker incorporates a validated five-point daily mood rating alongside optional free-text journaling and energy, sleep, and anxiety sub-scales. The structure is loosely aligned with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) domains, allowing you to identify patterns that map to clinically recognised symptom clusters.
How to use it: Rate your overall mood once a day, ideally at the same time. Add optional notes about sleep quality, anxiety levels, and any side effects you notice. After four weeks, the tracker generates a chart that shows your mood trajectory relative to when any medication changes were made.
Clinical benefits: Longitudinal mood data helps clinicians make objective decisions about antidepressant dosing, mood stabiliser levels, and antipsychotic adjustments. It also helps identify medication-induced mood destabilisation (e.g., antidepressant-induced hypomania in undiagnosed bipolar disorder). Disclaimer: This tool does not replace a mental health professional — it supplements professional care.
Pharmacogenomics is the science of how genetic variation affects medicine response. Two of the most clinically important genes are CYP2D6 and CYP2C19, both members of the cytochrome P450 enzyme family responsible for metabolising a large proportion of commonly prescribed medicines. CYP2D6 metabolises codeine (converting it to morphine), tamoxifen, many antidepressants (including fluoxetine, paroxetine, and venlafaxine), and antipsychotics. CYP2C19 metabolises clopidogrel (converting it to its active antiplatelet form), proton pump inhibitors, and several antidepressants.
How to use it: Gene Fit Rx provides educational content about each major pharmacogenomic pathway. If you have had a pharmacogenomic test (from a hospital, commercial service, or direct-to-consumer provider), you can note your metaboliser status and the tool will explain the implications for medicines you are currently taking.
Clinical benefits: Poor metabolisers of CYP2D6 cannot activate codeine and derive no analgesia — but ultra-rapid metabolisers produce toxic morphine levels. CYP2C19 poor metabolisers on clopidogrel after a stent may have inadequate platelet inhibition and face higher re-thrombosis risk. Tips: Ask your cardiologist or pharmacist whether pharmacogenomic testing is appropriate before starting clopidogrel or making major antidepressant decisions.
My Shelf doubles as your personal emergency medication card and travel documentation tool. In a medical emergency, first responders and emergency clinicians need to know immediately what medications a patient is taking. A complete, current medication list can be the difference between a safe resuscitation and a catastrophic medicine error. My Shelf is designed to be printable and shareable — you can export a clean one-page PDF that includes all your medications, doses, allergies, prescribers, and emergency contacts.
How to use it:Ensure your shelf is complete and up to date. Use the “Print / Export” function to generate a PDF. Carry a printed copy in your wallet or store a screenshot on your phone lock screen. Before international travel, include the generic names of all medications (brand names vary by country) and a note from your prescriber for any controlled substances.
Clinical benefits: Emergency physicians and pharmacists frequently cite patient-held medication lists as one of the highest-impact simple interventions for improving medication safety. Tips: Update your shelf within 48 hours of any prescription change. Share it with at least one trusted family member who can communicate it on your behalf if you are incapacitated.
Each circle represents a scheduled dose. Green = taken on time. Amber = taken late. Red = missed. DoseClock helps you maintain a consistent record like this across all your medications.
Medication adherence is formally defined as the extent to which a patient takes medications as prescribed by their healthcare provider, in terms of timing, dosing, and frequency. The World Health Organization distinguishes between three overlapping components: initiation (whether a patient begins a newly prescribed therapy), implementation(the degree to which the patient's dosing corresponds to the prescribed regimen from first dose to last), and persistence (the length of time between initiation and discontinuation of therapy). Most real-world adherence failures occur in the implementation and persistence phases, often without patients being aware that their behaviour has drifted from the prescribed schedule.
A crucial distinction in adherence science is between intentional and unintentional non-adherence. Unintentional non-adherence is accidental — the patient forgets, misunderstands the instructions, or runs out of medication. It is largely a systems failure that can be addressed through better reminders, packaging, and patient education. Intentional non-adherence is a deliberate choice: the patient weighs the perceived benefit of the medication against the perceived burden — side effects, cost, inconvenience, scepticism about the diagnosis — and decides not to take it.
Effective adherence support addresses both types. Digital reminders tackle unintentional non-adherence directly. Building a relationship of trust with a prescriber who listens to concerns about side effects and involves the patient in treatment decisions addresses intentional non-adherence. The tools in this suite support both by making it easier to log what you actually took (versus what was prescribed) and by providing education that may help patients feel more confident about their regimen.
The Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5) is a validated five-item self-report questionnaire used in clinical research and practice to assess adherence behaviour and intentionality. It asks patients how often they: forget to take medication, alter the dose, stop taking medication for a while, decide to miss a dose, and take less medication than instructed. Each item is rated on a five-point Likert scale from “always” to “never.” A total score of 25 indicates full adherence; scores below 20 identify patients at high risk of treatment failure. If you answer these questions honestly as you review your dose log, you gain a realistic picture of your own adherence profile.
Decades of research have produced a toolkit of practical adherence strategies. Pill organisers (seven-day or monthly) are among the most widely used and cost-effective tools — they provide an instant visual cue for whether a dose has been taken and simplify the daily sorting process. Blister packsfrom the pharmacy pre-fill a week or month's doses into labelled individual pockets, which is particularly helpful for patients taking multiple medications at different times of day. Calendar blisters add day-and-time labels to each cell, making it almost impossible to lose track.
Habit stacking — linking medication taking to an existing daily habit such as brushing teeth, drinking morning coffee, or eating breakfast — is a powerful behaviour change technique. Because the existing habit acts as a reliable cue, the medication-taking behaviour gradually becomes automatic. Research shows that habit-stacked behaviours are significantly more resistant to forgetting and require less conscious effort to maintain over time.
Simplification is the single most effective pharmacological strategy for improving adherence. Where clinically appropriate, prescribers should choose once-daily formulations over multiple-daily-dose equivalents, combination pills over separate tablets, and long-acting injectables over daily oral therapy for patients with adherence challenges. Each reduction in daily dose frequency has been shown to improve adherence by approximately 10 to 20 percent.
One of the most well-documented phenomena in adherence research is the sharp drop in medication-taking that occurs at three to six months after starting a new therapy — the so-called “adherence cliff.” In chronic disease management, more than one-third of patients prescribed a statin for cardiovascular prevention will have discontinued it within six months, and more than half will have stopped within two years. Similar patterns are observed in antihypertensives, antidepressants, and disease-modifying therapies for conditions such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
The adherence cliff reflects the natural fading of the initial motivation that brought the patient to seek treatment, combined with growing familiarity with side effects and a reassessment of the perceived benefit. Patients who feel well on treatment may conclude that they no longer need it; this is particularly common with antihypertensives and mood-stabilising agents. The best intervention for preventing the cliff is regular reinforcement from a trusted clinician who acknowledges the patient's concerns, explains why continued adherence matters even when the patient feels well, and adjusts the regimen to reduce burden where possible.
Shared decision-making (SDM) is the process by which a patient and clinician work together to choose a treatment based on both clinical evidence and the patient's preferences, values, and circumstances. Research consistently shows that patients who participate in SDM demonstrate higher adherence, greater treatment satisfaction, and better health outcomes than those who receive prescriptions without involvement in the decision. The tools in this suite support SDM by helping patients arrive at appointments with organised, objective data — dose logs, blood pressure trends, mood charts, and interaction reports — that enable a more productive clinical conversation.
A complete and accurate medication list is one of the most valuable documents a patient can maintain. Yet surveys consistently find that the majority of patients cannot accurately recall all of their current medications, doses, and indications — and that the medication lists held by different clinicians treating the same patient frequently contain discrepancies. Medication reconciliation — the formal process of comparing a patient's medication list to physician orders — is identified by the Joint Commission as a patient safety priority because medication discrepancies are a leading cause of preventable adverse medicine events.
A complete medication list should include: the full name of each medication (both brand and generic if possible), the dose in standard units, the frequency and schedule (e.g., once daily in the morning, twice daily with meals), the indication or reason for taking it, the name of the prescribing clinician, the dispensing pharmacy, the date the medication was started, and any special instructionssuch as dietary restrictions or storage requirements. Critically, the list must include all over-the-counter medications, vitamins, herbal preparations, and dietary supplements— items that patients frequently omit because they do not consider them “real” medications, but which can cause clinically significant interactions and adverse effects.
The “brown bag” medication review is a practical technique in which patients are asked to bring all of their medications — including prescription bottles, over-the-counter packages, and supplement containers — to a pharmacist or prescriber appointment. The clinician reviews every item, identifies duplicates, expired medications, interacting combinations, and medications no longer indicated. This simple exercise has been shown to identify significant medication problems in up to 70 percent of patients reviewed, including five or more medications. Before your next appointment, try gathering everything in one bag and comparing it against your MyMedShelf record — the discrepancy may surprise you.
Every clinical encounter — with any provider — should begin with a medication reconciliation. This means presenting your complete, current medication list to the clinician at the start of the visit, not waiting to be asked. Bring your exported MyMedShelf list or display it on your phone. Explicitly tell the clinician about any medications that have been recently started, stopped, or changed — including those prescribed by other providers. Fragmented care across multiple specialties is a common cause of medication discrepancy and medicine interaction.
Emergency access to your medication list is critically important. If you are found unconscious, are too unwell to communicate, or suffer a sudden cardiac or neurological event, first responders and emergency physicians need to know your medications immediately. Consider storing a printed copy in your wallet, updating your phone's emergency health card (iOS Health app or Android Emergency Information), and giving a copy to a trusted family member. For older adults or those with complex medication regimens, consider also placing a copy on the refrigerator — a location emergency responders are trained to check.
Your data stays here.
Stored only in your browser. Never transmitted.
Health data is among the most sensitive personal information that exists. A medication list reveals diagnoses, mental health history, sexual health status, and a great deal about a person's life circumstances — information that can affect employment, insurance, and personal relationships if exposed. This is why the privacy architecture of this tool suite was designed from the ground up with a single principle: your data never leaves your device.
All data is stored in browser localStorage and IndexedDB.When you enter a medication, log a blood pressure reading, or write a personal note, that information is written exclusively to storage mechanisms inside your own browser on your own device. There is no network request that sends this data to a server, no database, no cloud sync, and no analytics pipeline that captures the content of your health information. You can verify this by opening your browser's developer tools (F12) and observing the network tab — no data payloads are transmitted when you interact with your personal health tools.
No account is required by design.Many health apps request user registration ostensibly to “keep your data safe across devices,” but the reality is that account-based systems create a centralised repository of health data that becomes a target for data breaches. By eliminating accounts entirely, this suite eliminates that risk category entirely. There is no email address, no password, and no persistent identity linked to your health information.
How to back up your data:Because your data lives only in the browser, it will be lost if you clear your browser's site data, use private/incognito mode, or switch to a different browser or device without first exporting. Use the Settings & Data → Export function to download a JSON file containing all your tool data. Store this file somewhere secure — ideally in an encrypted folder on your device or a password-protected cloud storage service. You can reimport this file on any device to restore your data.
What happens if you clear browser data?Clearing cookies and site data in your browser settings will permanently delete all stored tool data. This action is irreversible without a backup. If you regularly clear browser history for privacy reasons, consider excluding this site from automatic clearing in your browser's advanced privacy settings, or make a habit of exporting your data before each session.
No. All data entered into any of the My Tools features — medications, readings, notes, reminders, and logs — is stored exclusively in your browser's localStorage and IndexedDB. Nothing is transmitted to any server, and there is no cloud storage, account, or external database involved. Your health data is visible only to you, on the device where you entered it.
Yes, and doing so is highly recommended. Use the export or print function in MyMedShelf to generate a clean, readable medication list. You can print it, save it as a PDF, or display it on your phone screen. Bringing an accurate, complete medication list to every clinical appointment significantly improves the quality and safety of your care. Your clinician can also scan it for interactions and check for duplicates across prescribers.
Log it as soon as you remember, using the backdating option to record the actual time of the missed or delayed dose. DoseClock allows you to mark a dose as taken late, taken early, or skipped. Tracking these patterns honestly is more valuable than a falsely clean record — your adherence data is only useful if it accurately reflects reality. Most clinicians are not judgemental about missed doses; what they need is an honest picture to guide treatment decisions.
Use the Medicine Interaction Checker tool, which is also accessible from any medicine information page on this site. Enter the names of the two medications you want to check. The tool will return a list of known interactions categorised by severity — contraindicated, major, moderate, or minor — along with a description of the mechanism and clinical significance. For any major or contraindicated interaction, contact your pharmacist or prescriber before taking both medicines. Do not rely solely on this tool for clinical decisions.
Lab Lens provides reference ranges and significance explanations for all common panels. As a general rule, values flagged by your laboratory as “critical” or “panic” values require immediate contact with your healthcare provider. Common values that warrant prompt attention include: potassium below 3.0 or above 6.0 mmol/L, sodium below 125 mmol/L, creatinine rising more than 30 percent above baseline, haemoglobin below 80 g/L, and INR above 4.0 in anticoagulated patients. Always interpret results in clinical context rather than in isolation.
Yes. Many caregivers use My Tools to manage medications for children, elderly parents, or partners with complex regimens. Because data is stored per browser (not per account), you can use a dedicated browser profile or a private window to keep your own data separate from a family member's data. Alternatively, use the Settings & Data export function to maintain separate backup files for each person. Clearly label any exported files to avoid confusion between profiles.
No. The Mood Tracker is a self-monitoring tool designed to complement professional mental health care, not replace it. It helps you identify patterns, track the effect of medication changes on your mood, and arrive at clinical appointments with objective longitudinal data. It does not provide diagnoses, clinical interpretation, crisis intervention, or therapeutic support. If you are experiencing thoughts of self-harm, suicidal ideation, or a mental health crisis, please contact a crisis line, emergency services, or your mental health provider immediately.
Pharmacogenomics is the study of how genetic variations affect individual responses to medicines. Testing for variants in genes like CYP2D6, CYP2C19, TPMT, and DPYD can help predict whether a patient will respond normally, poorly, or with excessive intensity to certain medications. Whether testing is appropriate depends on your clinical situation, the medications you take, and the availability of testing in your region. In many healthcare systems, pharmacogenomic testing is recommended before starting certain antidepressants, thiopurines, or antiplatelet therapy. Discuss with your clinician or clinical pharmacist whether testing is relevant for your specific regimen.
Aim to formally review your complete medication list at least once every six months, and additionally whenever: a new medication is added or stopped, a dose is changed, you are admitted to hospital, you see a new specialist or GP, or you travel internationally. The concept of “medication review” in primary care — ideally conducted annually with your pharmacist or GP — covers not just what you are taking but whether each medication is still indicated, achieving its goal, causing harm, or interacting with others. Your organised MyMedShelf data makes this review far faster and more productive.
Several common medicine classes are associated with clinically significant weight gain. Atypical antipsychotics (particularly olanzapine, clozapine, and quetiapine) are among the most potent, often causing 5 to 10 percent body weight gain within the first year. Corticosteroids cause fluid retention and increased appetite. Insulin and sulfonylureas promote weight gain through their mechanism of action. Tricyclic antidepressants, mirtazapine, and lithium are also associated with weight increases. Beta-blockers may cause modest weight gain and reduce exercise tolerance. If you notice unexplained weight changes after starting a new medication, log the pattern in your Weight Tracker and discuss it at your next review — in many cases, a weight-neutral alternative exists.