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        Buying & Using Medicine Safely

Ensuring Safe Use of Medicine

                        
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    PrintSafe Opioid Disposal - Remove the Risk Outreach Toolkit

*Remove the Risk* raises awareness of the serious dangers of keeping unused opioid pain medicines in the home and provides information about safe disposal of these medicines.


By being an informed consumer and being involved in your health care, you can decrease the risks and get the most benefits from your medicine. This section provides information to help you work with your health care professionals to make informed choices when using medicine.

Additional Resources

Search and Rescue: Connecting prescribers to resources to help prevent drug misuse and abuse in their practices
	A Partnership for Drug-Free Kids campaign supported by an FDA grant aimed at combatting the nation’s epidemic of opioid misuse and abuse. Resources include information about CME/CE courses, state PDMPs, a fact sheet, a 1-minute abuse screener and videos.
	6 Tips to Avoid Medication Mistakes
	FDA Consumer Update
	Lock it Up: Medicine Safety in Your Home
	FDA Consumer Update
	Script Your Future - raising awareness about medication adherence
	National Consumers League
	Talk Before You Take

                                                                                  Content current as of:
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