Take your medicines safely.

Defines the difference between prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, and the potential for medication abuse or neglect. Provides practical tips for managing the intake of multiple medications. Includes comments by Dr. Calvin H. Knowlton, American Pharmaceutical Association (Past President),...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
National Council on Patient Information and Education (U.S.)
Other Authors: Knowlton, Calvin H., 1949-
Language:English
Published: [Bethesda, Md.] : National Institutes of Health, [between 2000 and 2009?]
Subjects:
Drugs > Administration > Popular works.
Medicine > Formulae, receipts, prescriptions > Popular works.
Drugs, Nonprescription > Popular works.
Older people > Drug use > Popular works.
Drug interactions > Popular works.
Genre:
Popular works.
Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Online Access:
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Format: Government Document Electronic Video
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Summary:
Defines the difference between prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, and the potential for medication abuse or neglect. Provides practical tips for managing the intake of multiple medications. Includes comments by Dr. Calvin H. Knowlton, American Pharmaceutical Association (Past President), Jeff Alexander, R. Ph., Pharmacist, and Joan Cominskey, RN, RSN, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner.
Note:Available as both streaming video (5 min., 11 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) and downloadable video (5 min., 11 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) files.
Title from title frame.
"Video courtesy of the National Council on Patient Information and Education. 1997."
Accompanied by transcript in HTML format.
Slide.
Call Number:HE 20.3076:M 46
System Details:System requirements: Internet browser; multimedia software player capable of playing Windows Media Video files.
Mode of access: Internet via the NIH SeniorHealth web site. Addresses as of 10/29/09: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/takingmedicines/howtotakemedicines/video/med1.html and http://nihseniorhealth.gov/takingmedicines/howtotakemedicines/video/med1%5Fmp300.html; current access available via PURL.