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The Immunization Action Coalition’s new website provides a one-stop shop for information on vaccines and their importance.
The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) is a national leader in vaccine education for both healthcare professionals and the public. Recently, IAC announced a new and improved website to help the… Read more... -
Available resources for safe acetaminophen use
Acetaminophen (brand name Tylenol) is well known to consumers as an over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever and fever reducer. Acetaminophen is an ingredient also found in many OTC and prescription medicines… Read more... -
Don’t let OTC medicines in your cabinet be the source of a legal “high” or other abuse for teens and young adults
Easy, legal access to inexpensive over-the-counter (OTC) medicines has contributed to widespread abuse of them. And because a doctor’s prescription is not needed, many mistakenly believe that OTC medicines are… Read more... -
Teaching 6th Graders About Over-the-Counter Medicine Safety
Sixth grade marks the start of middle school for many American 11-year-olds. Research also indicates that it is the age that children begin to self-medicate. With that in mind, Scholastic… Read more... -
FDA campaign aims to protect consumers from the risks of fake online pharmacies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently launched a national campaign to raise public awareness about the prevalence of fraudulent Internet pharmacies, which can be dangerous to patient health,… Read more...
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