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This month’s featured publicationLos medicamentos y usted

**Los medicamentos y usted: Guía para adultos de más edad**(Medicines and You: A Guide for Older Adults), a small booklet that offers a variety of tips on taking medicines properly as you age. Topics include:

the importance of talking to your health care professional and pharmacist
	what you need to know about prescription medicines
	how to take prescription and over-the-counter medicines properly
	ways to cut medicine costs.Web page: Los medicamentos y usted: Guía para adultos de más edad and Printable version (PDF - 248KB)

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                        Overview of our role regulating and approving drugs | Video series
          Educational Resources | Free Drug-Related Publications


                        Find Information about a Drug
          Buying & Using Medicine Safely
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          Frequently Asked Questions on Popular Topics
          Prescription Drug Advertising
          Tips for Parents
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