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Dispose of Unwanted and Unused Prescription Drugs

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

The Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm., to safely dispose of unused prescription drugs. Go to http://www.justice.gov/dea or call 877-462-2911 for the disposal location … Continue reading →

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Identifying Unknown Medications Goes Digital

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Pillbox was recently describes in a BHIC Blog post.   “http://mashable.com/2010/09/02/nih-app-pillbox/ How Social Data Built a Better Health Care App Alexander B. Howard is the Government 2.0 Washington Correspondent for O’Reilly Media Every year, poison control centers get more than … Continue reading →

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AHRQ Health Literacy Tools Feedback:

Posted on April 27, 2010 by

This was posted on the BHIC Blog today… Feedback Requested The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is interested in learning who is using the tools developed for addressing health literacy. Have you used AHRQ’s Informed Consent and Authorization … Continue reading →

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AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center

Posted on March 9, 2010 by

rhttp://pharmacyhealthliteracy.ahrq.gov/sites/PharmHealthLiteracy/default.aspx AHRQ  announced its Pharmacy Health Literacy Center to help retail pharmacists meet the needs of customers with low or limited health literacy. Research shows that many people misread or misunderstand instructions on how to take medications as prescribed.  But … Continue reading →

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