Resources

• As You Age...A Guide to Aging, Medicines, and Alcohol (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - Links to PDF File
• Be an Active Member of Your Health Care Team (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Beneficiary Savings Under the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File
• Buying Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• Chronic Pain Medicines (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Common Prescription Medications (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Drug Interactions: What You Should Know (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Drug Reactions (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Enteric Coating: What Is It? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Food and Drug Administration
• Frequently Asked Questions to Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
• Generic Drugs: Questions and Answers (Food and Drug Administration)
• Giving a Subcutaneous Injection (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
• Got a Sick Kid? Don’t Guess. Read the Label (Food and Drug Administration)
• Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• Health Hints: Use Caution with Pain Relievers (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• How to Give Medicine to Children [Easy-to-Read] (Food and Drug Administration)
• Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• Introducing Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Make No Mistake: Be Your Own Safety Net (Arthritis Foundation)
• Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Medicare Beneficiaries Warned about Drug Card Scams (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card Tip Sheet (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS)
• Medicines (Medline Plus)
• Medicines and Older Adults [Easy-to-Read] (Food and Drug Administration)
• Medicines and You: A Guide for Older Adults (Food and Drug Administration)
• Medicines by Design (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
• Medicines: Use Them Safely (National Institute on Aging)
• MedlinePlus: Drug Information (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, United States Pharmacopeial Convention) - Information on prescription and over-the-counter medications
• Mixing Meds: Drug-Drug Interactions (Arthritis Foundation)
• My Medicines (Food and Drug Administration) - Chinese language material
• Outpatient Prescription Drug-Related Injuries Are Common in Older Patients, but Many Can Be Prevented (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Pharmacy Compounding: Customizing Prescription Drugs (Food and Drug Administration, HHS)
• Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs (Including Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Prescriptions and Insurance Plans (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Quality of Pharmacologic Care for Older Adults in Two Managed Care Organizations (American College of Physicians)
• Request a Brown-Bag Check-Up (Institute for Safe Medication Practices)
• SafeMedication.com (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
• Significant Increases in Drug Co-Payments May Reduce Patients' Use of Needed Medications (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Steroid Medicines: How to Stop Safely (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Steroid Use: Balancing the Risks and Benefits (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Study: U.S. Generic Drugs Cost Less than Canadian Drugs (Food and Drug Administration)
• Teaching Children about Medicines (United States Pharmacopeial Convention)
• Things You Should Know about Purchasing Medications from Outside the United States (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Think It Through: A Guide to Managing the Benefits and Risks of Medicines (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Treat Medication Samples with Respect (Institute for Safe Medication Practices)
• Truth in Advertising: Rx Drug Ads Come of Age (Food and Drug Administration)
• Use Caution with Pain Relievers (Food and Drug Administration)
• Use Medicine Safely [Easy-to-Read] (Food and Drug Administration)
• What Medicines Are and How They Work (Nemours Foundation)
• Who Are the Sponsors That Will Be Offering the Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards? (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Why Drugs Get Pulled Off the Market (Food and Drug Administration)
• Your Child and Medication (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Your Medicine Cabinet Needs an Annual Checkup, Too (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• Your Medicine: Play it Safe (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)