MedicAlert®, a nonprofit U.S. organization that maintains a huge database of information about individuals who are taking one or more medications for a chronic disorder. The database also includes emergency telephone numbers for health professionals treating the patients and provides bracelets or pendants to alert first responders and other health professionals involved in emergency care of the medical condition and prescription drugs taken by the patient, who may be unconscious or confused after an accident or episode of illness. MedicAlert maintains 24-hour access to the database for emergency medical personnel.
