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Fall 2008 Drug Toss Collection Sites

If you have unwanted medications you want to dispose of you can take them to any of these locations rather than flushing them or putting them in the garbage. Disposing of them that way can be harmful to the environment and the water supply. All of these locations are in [...]

Watch Out for Drug Names that Look, Sound Alike

When I read this article by Lauran Neergaardap, medical writer for the “Seattle Post Intelligence,” I felt the information was important to share. Ms. Neergaard covers health and medical issues for the “Associated Press” in Washington. Her article on how easy it is to confuse drug names and steps you can take to prevent such [...]

Four Steps to Safer Healthcare

While patient safety is the goal of every healthcare professional, there are four important things you should do to make sure you get the safest healthcare possible:

Ask questions. Choose a doctor you feel comfortable talking to. Ask questions and make sure you get answers you understand. It helps some people to write down their questions [...]

Trimming Your Prescription Drug Bill

Prescription drug costs rose a whopping 8.3% to $274.9 billion in 2006 and continue to rise. There are some things you can do to trim your costs and still stay healthy.

Talk to your doctor. If your doctor knows you need to be careful about drug costs, he can recommend generic or older, less expensive brand [...]