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2011

november/december

• Errors can happen with pharmacy’s automatic refill service
• Errors can happen with pharmacy's automatic refill service
• The Know Your Dose campaign
• Do not feed SimplyThick to premature infants.
• Advice from FDA: Primatene Mist no longer available after December 31, 2011

September/October

• Don't get the Wrong Person's prescription medicine from your pharmacy
• Get a flu shot
• Advice from FDA: Registries Help Moms Measure Medication Risks

july/august

• All is not as it seems... When a well-known medicine does not contain what you think it contains
• Teaching pen used instead of pen with insulin
• Double Trouble: Mix-ups with medicines used to treat depression
• Advice from FDA: Over-the-counter Drug Facts label

may/june

• Over-the-counter benzocaine sprays and gels used to relieve mouth pain can cause a fatal blood disorder
• Insulin pumps affected by heated waterbeds
• Sound-alike medicine names: Bidex and Videx
• Talk to your pharmacist
• Advice from FDA: Exposure to Evamist can harm children and pets

march/April

• Some alternative medicines native to India may cause lead poisoning
• Poison Control: Medicine that looks like candy poses risk to children
• Double Trouble: Lamisil-Lamictal mix-up.
• Botox can paralyze unintended muscles
• Advice from FDA: Using Malaria Medicine for Leg Cramps is Risky

January/February

• Parents of hospitalized children can be involved in safety issues in both good and bad ways
• Confusion with Catapres-TTS patches
• Poison Prevention Week (March 20-26, 2011)
• Poison Control: Mark the bottle!
• Advice from FDA: Possible Increased Risk of Bone Fractures with Certain Antacid Drugs