Medication Safety Tips

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High Alert Medicines
Liquid Medicines
Over-The-Counter Medicines
Vaccines
Medicine Patches
Eye and Ear Drops

At Home
At the Hospital
At Doctor's Office
At Pharmacy
At School
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For Children
For Older Adults
For Pets

SAFETY WITH MEDICINES

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High-Alert Medicines

Over-The-Counter Medicines

Medicine Patches

Eye and Ear Drops

SAFETY BY LOCATION

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At the Hospital

At the Doctor's Office

At the Pharmacy

SAFETY BY POPULATION

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For Older Adults

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Insulin Safety Center

Learn about error prevention with the use of insulin

Over-The-Counter Medicines

Learn safety tips about taking and handling OTC medicines

Top 10 Tips Lists

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Learn about FDA issued Safety Alerts

Additional Resources

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General Medication Safety

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Over-the-counter

Unintentional Ingestion of Boric Acid Vaginal Suppositories

Safety Issue With an At-Home Cholesterol Test Kit

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