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All About Your Prescriptions

  If your drug coverage is with CDPHP, please use the secure Pharmacy Tools at the right to view information specific to your prescription benefits.

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Use our Drug Database to get detailed information about prescription and over-the-counter medications.
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Drug Interactions

Drug interactions can result in unwanted side effects, reduce the effectiveness of your medicine or possibly increase the action of a particular medicine. Use this tool to help you determine if the drugs you are taking have any adverse interactions with each other, with over-the-counter drugs or with your favorite herbals and vitamins.
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Whether you take one pill each day or twenty, you don't want any surprises. We'll help you learn how to get the most out of your medication.

Is your medicine working?
Storing your medications
Special Report: What you should know about antibiotics
Online pharmacies
How to adhere to your drug regimen
Saving money on drugs


Taking the right drug at the right dose sounds simple enough, but it's easy to make a mistake: About 7,000 people die each year from preventable medication errors. We'll show you how to protect yourself.

Children and medicine safety
Protecting yourself against medication errors
Preventing medication errors in the hospital
What you should know about drug interactions
Drug-herb interactions
Medicine tips for seniors


What's the difference between the brand-name antidepressant Prozac and its generic equivalent, fluoxetine? Both are equally effective. But while Prozac is easier to pronounce, the generic version is easier to afford. Here's what you need to know about generic drugs.

What are generic drugs?
The history of generic drugs
Generics: an easy way to cut drug costs
Generics and safety

Drug News
Advair Diskus Recall
Audio Report: Antibiotic Resistance
Celebrex (Celecoxib)
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs (Statins)
Diabetes Medications
Drug and Medication Issues
-Buying Medications Online
-Checklist: Medications
-Children's Medicine Safety
-Drug Interactions
-FDA Requests Changes to NSAID Labeling
-Generic Drugs
---Generic Drug Safety
---Generic Drug Savings
---Generic Drugs
---History of Generic Drugs
---What Are Generic Drugs?
-Herb-Drug Interactions
-Hospital Medication Errors
-How to Adhere to Your Medication Schedule
-Is Your Medicine Working?
-Medication Errors
-Medication Labels: Are Patients Getting the Picture?
-Personal Medication Inventory
-Protecting Yourself Against Medication Errors
-Quiz: Is Your Bathroom Cabinet Out of Date?
-Saving Money on Drugs
--Special Report: Avoiding Pharmacy Errors
-Special Report: Illiteracy, a Hidden Health Hazard
-Special Report: Prescription Drug Misuse
-Storing Your Medicine
FDA and CPSC Product Recalls
Generic Drugs
-Generic Drug Safety
-Generic Drug Savings
-Generic Drugs
-History of Generic Drugs
-What Are Generic Drugs?
High Blood Pressure Drugs
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Antibiotic Resistance?
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