Medicines

Children

1.	Got a Sick Kid? Don’t Guess. Read the Labe Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/sickkids.htm




2.	Just Ask!…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!…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