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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recommends that citizens avoid disposing of expired or unwanted medications by sending them down the drain. Instead, the MPCA urges citizens to ...

The Rainy Lake Medical Center Hospital Pharmacy will conduct its fifth annual medication take-back drive. Members of the community are encouraged to clean out their medicine cabinets and bring ...

Roughly one-third of those mistakes occur outside of hospitals, where patients must rely upon their own ability to follow the instructions on their medication containers. Studies have found that ...

As a daily pill-taker, I’ve learned that the phrase “Out of sight, out of mind” holds all too true when it comes to staying on top of my medications. A pill case that looks and feels nice ...

Direct observation of medication containers provides useful information, such as the actual prescription instructions and the dates of prescription refills. Nurses must use this information ...

Before your flight, check tsa.gov for information. Place original medication containers in a quart-size clear plastic baggie for going through security. (If you have more than one baggie, tell the ...

According to Robert Campbell, a senior director with the Joint Commission, medication containers are to be labeled in a standard format whenever medications are prepared but not immediately ...