Medications

Mediations, both prescription and over-the counter, play a vital role in maintaining one's health. You must understand why you are taking a medication and how to take your medication correctly. If you don't know, your pharmacist and doctor can help you. Taking your medication properly is one way to decrease your health care costs. Thousands of people every year end up in the hospital, fail to get better, and spend more money than they have to because they didn't take their medication properly.

Information provided by Dr. Barbara (Bobbi) P. Clarke, Professor and Extension Health Specialist,
The University of Tennessee Extension - Family & Consumer Sciences

Related Topic Web Sites

	American Academy of Family Physicians - Over-the-Counter Medications
	Be MedWise®
	Drug Information - Mayo Clinic
	Dietary Supplements - National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements
	Dr. Koop - About Drug Interactions
	Medline Plus Health Information - Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information
	National Consumers League (NCL) Brochures
	NCL Brochure - A Consumer Guide to Generic Drugs
	NCL Brochure - Food & Drug Interactions
	Partnership for Prescription Assistance
	Pharmacy & You ~ American Pharmaceutical Association
	University of Tennessee Center for Community-Based Health Initiatives ~ Medication Literacy
	US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
	Dietary Supplements - FDA
	US FDA ~ Glossary of Drug Terms
	Women's Health: Take Time to Care (US FDA, Office of Women's Health)
	www.TalkAboutRx.org ~ National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)
	Your Medicine: Play It Safe (Guide) ~ (NCPIE)