Did you know that over 30 million Americans take five or more prescription medications? Do you know the names of your meds? If you couldn’t speak for yourself, could someone tell an EMT or medical professional what you need? Knowing this information could mean the difference in how emergency personnel proceed and how quickly care is administered.
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Listen to Dr. Sunny Linnebur on KEZW discuss the importance of tracking medications
https://soundcloud.com/cusspps/kezw-dr-linnebur-cu-skaggss |
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Med tracking and why it's important |
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Download the medication tracking card (PDF) |
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Drug disposal program.
Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 27 for the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science’s RX Disposal Day. From 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., students, faculty and campus police will be collecting unused and expired medications for disposal. The event is part of a nationwide take back program hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Just drive up Aurora Court (the street between Children’s and UCH hospitals – off of Colfax) and drop off your expired or unused meds to campus police. Faculty and students will be available to counsel participants on medications, supplements or vitamins they are using and educate them on how to track their medications.
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Storing medicine safely
If you’re keeping your prescription and OTC medications, supplements and vitamins in your medicine cabinet …don’t. If there’s one place you shouldn't store your medication, it's the exact place where you probably are – the medicine cabinet in your bathroom.
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Listen to Dr. Joseph Vande Griend's radio interview on KEZW discussing why taking too many vitamins may be bad for you.
https://soundcloud.com/cusspps/kezw-dr-linnebur-cu-skaggss |