2006

November/December

• Have You Got It? Most adults need help with health instructions
• When is “EZ” too easy?
• Too much of a good thing? Excessive antibiotics
• Reminder: Get your flu shot!

September/October

• “Behind the scenes” with your pharmacist
• Hello…my name is…
• Naturally Speaking: Error at a health food store
• In the News: Preventing Medication Errors report
  

July/August

• Doctor’s offices are not child-proof
• Allergy Alert: Atrovent and peanuts
• Nice Catch: Omacor not Amicar
• A rainbow of colors for wristbands
• Be part of the safety team: Take time to read the pharmacy leaflet

May/June

• Tablet splitting: when two halves don’t equal a whole
• Nothin’ but the fax ma’am
• Dialing up your insulin pen before surgery

March/April

• Not the same cold medicine on the shelf
• March 19-25 is Poison Prevention Week
• Glucose meter readings may give wrong results
• Don’t take medicine in the dark

January/February

• Use your library!
• Do you know your pharmacist’s name?
• Some antibiotics don’t mix well with warfarin.
• When too much “soda” can be dangerous.
• Medicine mixups: Sitting on the shelf “too close for comfort.”