Back to School Means Changing Schedules…and Much More!
Well it’s about that time of August where parents are rejoicing and kids are groaning: the beginning of a new school year. For most families, their summer and school year schedules are drastically...
View ArticleNational Take-Back Initiative
On September 25, 2010, the DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine...
View ArticleMaking Room For The Grandchildren
A Grandparent’s Guide to Poison Prevention By Tony “Grandman” Burda and Grazina Janeliauskaite Two recent developments have spurred us to address the importance of diligent poison prevention by...
View ArticleA Year in Review: Children’s OTC Cough & Cold Products Label Changes
Hopefully you’re not home reading our blog with thermometer in mouth, feet soaking in hot water, lemon tea brewing on the stove, fighting off the nasty bug that you or your kids picked up at work or...
View ArticleTop 10 Drug and Poison Safety Tips
June is National Safety Month. Did you know that potentially hazardous substances can be found in nearly every home? Follow these tips to keep you and your family safe from potentially toxic...
View ArticleComing Soon to a Pharmacy Near You…
New Pediatric Acetaminophen Dosing Guidelines and Formulation Changes If you are in tune to healthcare and medical news stories, you probably already know that overdosing or chronically using too much...
View ArticleToo Much of A Good Thing…
Making sense of new voluntary dosing guidelines on acetaminophen containing products: Minimizing liver damage associated with a common medicine. Acetaminophen is one of the most common over-the-counter...
View Article“My Child Ate…Something Around the House!”
The blog series “My Child Ate…” continues this week with us taking a look at the top ten things children are getting into around the house. Each year, poison centers receive over one million calls...
View ArticleNational Take Back Initiative – October 29, 2011
For the second time this year, the DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s...
View ArticleMy Child Ate…Christmas!
As part of my reconnaissance for writing this post, I polled my Facebook friends and asked, “What do you think is the most toxic thing about the Holidays”? One of my favorite replies was, “relatives”....
View ArticleAlcohol and Medicines – A Dangerous Combination
The following post was contributed by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. ‘Tis the season for holiday parties and cocktails. But did you know that alcohol and medicines often don’t mix?...
View ArticleTo Flush or Not to Flush: How to Properly Dispose of Your Medications
Is your medicine cabinet starting to look like a pharmacy? Do you really need that bottle of ibuprofen that expired in the 1990s? It’s probably time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet....
View ArticleSkippin’ Town May Be Hazardous to Your Health
One of my favorite hobbies is ‘getting out of Dodge’. I love to leave town, get off the island, flee the continent. I don’t care where you send me, I will go. Traveling can be stressful though, and if...
View ArticleGet Rid of Unwanted or Expired Drugs on National Take Back Day- Saturday...
Traces of pharmaceutical drugs have been found in drinking water in the US for years Drugs in our waterways have been linked to sex changes and other mutations in fish and other wildlife Prescription...
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