To make sure you stay healthy when you take a trip, don’t forget your medications at home! And keep these tips in mind:

• Before your trip, review your dosage schedules with your doctor or pharmacist, especially if you’ll be crossing time zones — you may have to take your medications at different times.
• Some drugs can make you more sensitive to the sun and heat — check labels for warnings, or ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• Keep with you a list of all the medications you take and their dosages, your doctors’ phone numbers, and health insurance information.
• Don’t put your medicines in checked luggage — keep them with you, and bring enough to last the whole trip; when you go on an outing, carry along a day’s supply.
• Store medicines away from direct sunlight or high heat; a beach bag or your car’s trunk or glove compartment aren’t good places to keep medicines.