Here are some tips to help you take your medications in a safe and consistent way:
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- Ask questions-make sure you understand what your taking, why you're taking it, the side effects it has, and how your body reacts. Don't hesitate to call your pharmacy or doctor if any of these concerns arise.
- Keep up with any blood testing recommended by your doctor
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There are some adverse drug events that require hospitalization and are a large public health problem. Another major problem with medication safety, is unintentional overdose of pain medications will cause death. Some individuals, do not understand the importance of taking the prescribed medications exactly as it is written. .
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FDA Safe Use Initiative - Current Projects (2)
- Acetaminophen
- Atypical anti-psychotic medication use in pediatric populations
- Medication adherence
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of pain in geriatric patients
- Opioid misuse and abuse
- Opioid patient-prescriber agreement
- Opioid safe prescribing
- Safe injection practices
- Unintentional medication overdoses in children
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Facts about Generic Drugs
Today, nearly 8 in 10 prescriptions filled in the United States are generic drugs. The use of generic drugs is expected to grow over the next few years as a number of popular drugs come off patent through 2015. [1]
FACT: FDA requires generic drugs to have the same quality and performance as brand name drugs.
- When a generic drug product is approved, it has met rigorous standards established by the FDA with respect to identity, strength, quality, purity, and potency. However, some variability can and does occur during manufacturing, for both brand name and generic drugs. When a drug, generic or brand name, is mass-produced, very small variations in purity, size, strength, and other parameters are permitted. FDA limits how much variability is acceptable.[1]
- Generic drugs are required to have the same active ingredient, strength, dosage form, and route of administration as the brand name product. Generic drugs do not need to contain the same inactive ingredients as the brand name product.[1]
- The generic drug manufacturer must prove its drug is the same as (bio-equivalent) the brand name drug. For example, after the patient takes the generic drug, the amount of drug in the bloodstream is measured. If the levels of the drug in the bloodstream are the same as the levels found when the brand name product is used, the generic drug will work the same.[1]
- All generic manufacturing, packaging, and testing sites must pass the same quality standards as those of brand name drugs, and the generic products must meet the same exacting specifications as any brand name product. In fact, many generic drugs are made in the same manufacturing plants as brand name drug products.[1]
FACT: When it comes to price, there is a big difference between generic and brand name drugs. On average, the cost of a generic drug is 80 to 85 percent lower than the brand name product. Cheaper does not mean lower quality. [1]
- In 2010 alone, the use of FDA-approved generics saved $158 billion, an average of $3 billion every week.[1]
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References:
(1)http://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/buyingusingmedicinesafely/understandinggenericdrugs/ucm167991.htm#_ftn3
(2) http://www.fda.gov/default.htm
(3) https://www.youtube.com
(4) https://www.google.com/search?q=images
(5) https://www.cdc.gov/features/medicationstorage/index.html
(6) https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/medical-product-safety/ebrs