for the patient 14 a emergency workers will be instructed via telephone cell phone 20 and via computer 22 to compare the communicated verification code with the verification code printed or etched on the medical id tag 18 to verify that the data reported is for the individual being treated if the verification codes do not match the worker will be asked to input the pin again the repository 16 can also communicate a photograph of the patient 14 a another important embodiment of the present invention is the fact that the pharmacist 12 a 12 b or 12 n will report the medication data as a text message and will not personally record the voice message for each patient a trained public speaker will record each voice message based on the data provided by the pharmacist plus additional data obtained from the electronic questionnaire filled out by the patient 14 a or attendant 14 b while waiting for the prescription s to be filled or refilled when an emergency worker et al call the telephone number printed or etched on the id tag 18 an automatic answering machine or human operator will tell the caller how to access the pre recorded voice message by inputting the patient 39 s pin and the caller 39 s pin a third level of security can be provided by requiring the caller to use a pre approved telephone or cell phone 20 number if the caller passes all of the security checks and if the caller confirms that the communicated verification code matches the verification code on the id tag 18 then the repository 16 computer will play back the pre recorded voice message a text message will be also transmitted to the.