Resources

• About Drug-Drug Interactions Involving Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medicines (National Council on Patient Information and Education)
• Avoiding Medicine Mishaps: Tips Against Tampering (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Be MedWise Quiz (National Council on Patient Information and Education)
• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• Children’s Over-the-Counter Medicines: Ten Tips for Parents (National Council on Patient Information and Education)
• Facts about Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse (American Society of Anesthesiologists)
• Food and Drug Administration
• Frequently Asked Questions to Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
• Got a Sick Kid? Don’t Guess. Read the Label (Food and Drug Administration)
• How to Give Medicine to Children [Easy-to-Read] (Food and Drug Administration)
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• Know What’s in Your Medicine, So You Know Exactly What You Are Taking (National Council on Patient Information and Education)
• Medications -- Common Over-the-Counter Medications (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• 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
• New Drug Facts Label (National Council on Patient Information and Education)
• New Over-the-Counter Medicine Label: Take a Look (Food and Drug Administration)
• Over-the-Counter (OTC) Pain Relievers: Which Ones Are Right for You? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Over-the-Counter Medicines (Medline Plus)
• Over-the-Counter Medicines: What's Right for You? (Food and Drug Administration)
• Over-the-Counter Weight-Loss Products (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Types of OTC (Over-the-Counter) Medicines and How They Work (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Use Caution with Pain Relievers (Food and Drug Administration)
• Use Over-the-Counter Medicines Wisely (National Council on Patient Information and Education) - Links to PDF File