Health and Medical Guide to Drugs and Medical Therapies Medicines Health information topics about Medicines: Children 1. Got a Sick Kid? Donâ??t Guess. Read the Labe Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/sickkids.htm 2. Just Ask!â?¦About Accidental Poisonin United States Pharmacopeial Convention http://www.usp.org/pdf/patientSafety/justAskPoisoning.pdf 3. Medications: Using Them Safely Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/medicine/medication_safety.html 4. Taking Medications Safely American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZLTAJ6KUC&sub_... 5. Talking to the Pharmacist Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/pharmacist.html 6. What Medicines Are and What They Do Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/things/kidmedic.html 7. Common Prescription Medications American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ7U23YQ7C&sub_... 8. Teaching Children about Medicines United States Pharmacopeial Convention http://www.usp.org/drugInformation/children/parents.html 9. How to Give Medicine to Children Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medchld.html Financial Issues 1. U.S./Canadian Price Comparisons October 2004 Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/importdrugs/canadarx.html 2. Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/assistanceprograms/home.asp 3. Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs Consumers Union of U.S. http://www.crbestbuydrugs.org/ 4. BenefitsCheckUp National Council on the Aging https://ssl1.benefitscheckup.org/ Law and Policy 1. Pharmacy Compounding: Customizing Prescription Dru Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/400_compound.html 2. Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/drugs/drughmpg.asp National Institutes of Health 1. Taking Medicines National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://nihseniorhealth.gov/takingmedicines/toc.html Organizations 1. Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/ 2. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/ 3. Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/ 4. Poison Help 1-800-222-1222 American Association of Poison Control Centers http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonHelp.asp 5. SafeMedication.com American Society of Health-System Pharmacists http://www.safemedication.com/ Other Languages 1. My Medicines Food and Drug Administration http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Efdaowh/Meds_Chi.html Overviews 1. Use Medicine Safely Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medsafe.html 2. Your Medicine: Play it Safe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/safemeds/safemeds.htm 3. Think It Through: A Guide to Managing the Benefits Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/think.htm 4. Just Ask! A Dozen Questions to Help You Understan United States Pharmacopeial Convention http://www.usp.org/pdf/patientSafety/justAskDozenQs.pdf 5. Consumer Drug Information Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/default.htm 6. Be an Active Member of Your Health Care Team Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/active12panelEng.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/thdm/glance.html Related Issues 1. Why Drugs Get Pulled Off the Market Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/102_drug.html 2. Your Medicine Cabinet Needs an Annual Checkup, Too Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/200_med.html 3. Frequently Asked Questions to Center for Drug Eval Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/about/faq/default.htm 4. Use Caution Buying Medical Products Online Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/105_buy.html 5. Truth in Advertising: Rx Drug Ads Come of Age Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/404_ads.html 6. Just Ask!...About Tips against Tampering United States Pharmacopeial Convention http://www.usp.org/pdf/patientSafety/justAskTampering.pdf 7. Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/203_dtc.html 8. Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicine National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Medicine/medicine.htm 9. Giving a Subcutaneous Injection National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/subq.pdf 10. Getting the Most Out of Your Medicines Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DI00005 11. Generic Drugs: Questions and Answers Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/generics_q&a.htm 12. General Information about the Use of Medicines Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DI00003 13. Drug Reactions American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/231.xml 14. Drug Interactions: What You Should Know Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/druginteractions.htm 15. Buying Prescription Medicine Online: A Consumer Sa Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/buyOnlineGuide_text.htm 16. About the Medicines You Are Taking Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DI00006 17. Just Ask!â?¦And Help Prevent Medicati United States Pharmacopeial Convention http://www.usp.org/pdf/patientSafety/justAskPrevent.pdf 18. Medications and You American Society of Health-System Pharmacists http://www.safemedication.com/meds/medSafety.cfm 19. Things You Should Know about Purchasing Medication Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/border.htm 20. Treat Medication Samples with Respect Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/Consumer/Samples.html 21. Request a Brown-Bag Check-Up Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/Consumer/BrownBag.html 22. Prescriptions and Insurance Plans American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/735.xml 23. Pill Splitting: Is It OK? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00979 24. No Need to Pay for Information on Free (or Low-Cos Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/rxdrugsalrt.htm Research 1. U.S. Generic Drugs Cost Less Than Canadian Drugs Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/404_generic.html 2. Computerized Order Entry Systems Can Increase Risk American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQ8Y3K56E&sub_... 3. Significant Increases in Drug Co-Payments May Redu Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/drugcopapr.htm 4. Outpatient Prescription Drug-Related Injuries Are Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2003/gurwitzpr.htm 5. New Medicines in Development Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America http://www.phrma.org/newmedicines/ 6. Medicines by Design National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/medbydesign/ Seniors 1. Medicines: Use Them Safely National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/medicine.asp 2. Medicines and You: A Guide for Older Adults Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/medandyoueng.htm 3. Medicines and Older Adults Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medold.html 4. Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card Tip Sheet Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11071.pdf 5. As You Age...A Guide to Aging, Medicines, and Alco Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://media.shs.net/asyouage/asyouagebrochure01.pdf Specific Conditions 1. Health Hints: Use Caution with Pain Relievers Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/analgesics/healthhints.htm 2. Steroid Medicines: How to Stop Safely American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/102.xml 3. Steroid Use: Balancing the Risks and Benefits Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01431 4. Chronic Pain Medicines American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/122.xml Statistics 1. Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescrip Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r041202.htm Teenagers 1. Understanding Medications and What They Do Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/medical_care/meds.html   Pharmacy / Pharmacist News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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