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Drug Safety Resources
DRUG-ON-DRUG INTERACTIONS
File Type Icon   Drug Interaction Checker
Drug Digest provides a free interactive "drug interaction" tool where multiple drugs can be entered.
Last Updated: September 2008 Size: N/A

File Type Icon  Drug-on-Drug Interaction In Focus
Drug-on-Drug Interaction (DDI) In Focus: Warfarin & Quinolones
Last Updated: August 2009 Size: 34.26 Kb

Personal Medication Record
File Type Icon   My Medicine List
This site displays a variety of personal medication templates including a Spanish language version and a free Ipod/iPhone application for tracking medication use. A variety of other medication education resources are also available.
Last Updated: August 2010 Size: N/A

File Type Icon   MedNotes (Drugs.com)
Registration is required for this free online drug safety management program from Drugs.com. This site allows consumers to create personal medication records for themselves and family members to track their medications. Step-by-step instructions guide the users to create their online personal medication records, which can be printed in different sizes for portability (including wallet size). The service also allows immediate access to consumer information and news and ongoing notifications about their medications and health conditions.
Last Updated: January 2009 Size: N/A

File Type Icon   My Medication Listâ„¢ (American Society of Health System Pharmacists [ASHP])
ASHP, as part of its safe medication website, offers a personal medication record. The form can be completed electronically or printed and completed by hand.
Last Updated: January 2009 Size: N/A

Safe Medication Practices
File Type Icon   Confused Drug Names
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices' listing of look-alike and sound-alike drug names that have been involved in medication errors.
Last Updated: January 2009 Size: N/A

File Type Icon   Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices' reference table on frequently misinterpreted abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that should not be used when communicating medical information. Table provides the correct designations.
Last Updated: January 2009 Size: N/A

File Type Icon  Potentially Inappropriate Medication In Focus
Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) In Focus: Propoxyphene
Last Updated: August 2009 Size: 40 Kb

File Type Icon  Taking Charge of My Warfarin
Warfarin is the most commonly prescribed oral anticoagulant and a necessary therapy for many patients, but it is also among the prescription medications most often associated with drug-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations due to serious, and in some cases life-threatening, adverse drug events.
Last Updated: May 2009 Size: 82.91 Kb

File Type Icon  Medication Tips for Seniors
This is an easy to follow list that can help patients take an active role in their medication management. It includes important questions to ask the doctor when a new medication is prescribed and quick tips that can improve safe medication use.
Last Updated: May 2009 Size: 54.41 Kb