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Prescription drugs’ fine print is important – a toxicologist explains how to decode package inserts to take medications safely and increase their effectiveness

(THE CONVERSATION) – Many adults take prescription drugs, and usage rates are continually increasing. With approximately 1.3 million emergency department visits in the U.S. caused by adverse drug ...
Marin Independent Journal

How to decode package inserts to take medications safely and increase their effectiveness

Many adults take prescription drugs, and usage rates are continually increasing. With approximately 1.3 million emergency department visits in the United States caused by adverse drug events each year ...

Barmer and AOK offer package inserts digitally in the app for e-patient records

Package inserts for medications will soon have to be available digitally. First health insurance companies are participating.
USA Today

Prescription drugs’ fine print is important. A toxicologist explains how to decode package inserts.

Many adults take prescription drugs, and usage rates are continually increasing. With approximately 1.3 million emergency department visits in the U.S. caused by adverse drug events each year, patient ...
The Conversation

What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients

University of Connecticut provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. A “black box” warning on a health product sounds pretty scary – maybe even more so when it’s suddenly being taken off the ...