Over-the-Counter Medicines Health information topics about Over-the-Counter Medicines: Children 1. How to Give Medicine to Children Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medchld.html 2. Childrenâ??s Over-the-Counter Medicines: Ten National Council on Patient Information and Education http://www.bemedwise.org/ten_ways/top_tips_parents.htm 3. Got a Sick Kid? Donâ??t Guess. Read the Labe Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/sickkids.htm 4. Taking Medications Safely American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZLTAJ6KUC&sub_... 5. Medications -- Common Over-the-Counter Medications American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZJXPZTR7C&sub_... 6. Kids Aren't Just Small Adults Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/kids.htm Health Check Tools 1. Be MedWise Quiz National Council on Patient Information and Education http://www.bemedwise.org/quiz_facts/quiz.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Taking Medicines National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://nihseniorhealth.gov/takingmedicines/toc.html Organizations 1. Poison Help 1-800-222-1222 American Association of Poison Control Centers http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonHelp.asp 2. Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/ 3. Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/ 4. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/ Overviews 1. Types of OTC (Over-the-Counter) Medicines and How American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/otc.xml 2. Over-the-Counter Medicines: What's Right for Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/WhatsRightForYou.htm Related Issues 1. Use Over-the-Counter Medicines Wisely National Council on Patient Information and Education http://www.bemedwise.org/brochure/bemedwise_english_brochure.pdf 2. Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse American Society of Anesthesiologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ5A5UFHZD&sub_... 3. OTC Drug Names-Is What You See Really What You Get Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/Consumer/OTC.html 4. About Drug-Drug Interactions Involving Over-the-Co National Council on Patient Information and Education http://www.bemedwise.org/quiz_facts/facts.htm 5. Avoiding Medicine Mishaps: Tips against Tampering Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DI00004 6. Dose Cups That Come with Nonprescription Drugs Are Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/Consumer/DoseCup.html 7. FDA Enhances Safeguards for Consumers Who May Have Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01041.html 8. Frequently Asked Questions to Center for Drug Eval Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/about/faq/default.htm 9. Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicine National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Medicine/medicine.htm 10. Know Whatâ??s in Your Medicine, So You Know National Council on Patient Information and Education http://www.bemedwise.org/know_meds/know_meds.htm 11. New Over-the-Counter Medicine Label: Take a Look Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/OTClabel.htm Seniors 1. Medicines: Use Them Safely National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/medicine.asp Specific Conditions 1. Over-the-Counter Weight-Loss Products Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01160 2. Over-the-Counter Pain Reliever Guide: Compare Befo Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?retryCount=1&id=PN00061 Statistics 1. Characteristics of Primary Prescription and Over-t Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/prescriptionTX/prescription.htm   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/medidir/public_html/carp/autocache/f08f308c2a734eff75114115a30d9d37 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.