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Title: Jamie Bango


1
  • Jamie Bango
  • Lindsey Croker
  • Kristen Lantz
  • Achidi Ndiforchu

2
Using Medicines Wisely
  • Intro to medicine
  • Prescription vs. over-the-counter
  • Labeling
  • Medicine misuse
  • Medicine Safety

3
What is Medicine?
  • Prevents or cures a disease or medical problem
  • Classified according to effect on body
  • a. Prevent disease
  • b. Fight pathogens
  • c. Relieve pain
  • d. Regulate blood pressure

4
Medicine Safety
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • -protects public health
  • -safety and security of drugs
  • -testing and approval of new drugs

5
Testing and Approval
  • 1. pre-clinical testing
  • 2. sponsor submits investigational new drug
    application
  • 3. clinical trials
  • 4. sponsor submits new drug application
  • 5. FDA reviews
  • 6. Released
  • a. prescription
  • b. over-the-counter

6
Prescription Medicine
  • Strength and potential to harm
  • Prescribed by physician, dispensed by licensed
    pharmacist
  • Schedules/Categories

7
Drug Scheduals
  • 1 Illegal and not prescribable
  • 2 Written prescription required
  • 3 Written or oral prescription required
  • 4 Written or oral prescription required
  • 5 OTC or by prescription depending on state law

8
Over-the-counter medicines
  • Can buy without a doctors prescription
  • Safe when used as directed
  • Warning potential of being harmful if not used
    as directed

9
Labeling
  • Certain information required by FDA
  • 1. Name of product
  • 2. Ingredients
  • 3. Exact measurement of package contents
  • 4. Name and address of manufacturer
  • 5. Purpose of medicine
  • 6. Cautions on use
  • 7. Directions for safe use
  • 8. Expiration date

10
Food and Drug Administration
  • Manufactures must supply information regarding
  • Chemical Composition
  • Use
  • Effects

11
Medicine Misuse
  • Using medicine in a way other than the one
    intended
  • giving your prescription medicine to someone else
  • taking too much or too little of a medicine
  • taking someone elses medicine
  • discontinuing use of medicine
  • taking medicine for a longer period of time than
    was prescribed
  • mixing medicine

12
A prescription for danger Teens using medicines
to get high, U-M expert warns
13
Millions of Persons Who First Used Pain Relievers
Non-medically in the United States, 1985 2002
  • Department of Health and Human Services

14
Help for Abuse
  • Urge person to speak immediately with health care
    professional
  • Discuss situation with responsible adult

1-800-662-HELP
15
Responsible Decisions
  • 1. State the situation
  • 2. List the options
  • 3. Weigh the possible outcomes
  • 4. Consider your values
  • 5. Make a decision and act
  • 6. Evaluate the decision

16
Medicine Safety
  • Proper storage
  • keep in original package
  • safe place
  • never disable child-resistant cap
  • discard expired medicines

17
Responsible Decisions
  • Ask Questions
  • Read the Label
  • Practice Safety
  • Become a partner in your health care

18
Poison Control
  • -24 hour hotline
  • -be prepared to give information about victim
    and ingested medicine

1-800-222-1222
19
Remember...
  • Prescription vs. non-prescription
  • FDA protects public health
  • Medicine misuse and ways to help
  • Proper storage
  • Responsible decisions

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