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AHFS Consumer Medication Information
Some Key Features:
Drug information monographs written
in lay language for consumers.
Updated monthly
Conforms to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Keystone Guidelines for the provision
of “useful” prescription medicine information to
consumers and the FDA's Guidance for Useful
Written Consumer Medication Information.
Videos on your topic are often available.
Includes “How To” monographs for administering
different types of medications such as eye drops and
inhalers
Identifies medications that have the potential for
adverse events
when used by elderly patients as
recommended by a panel of nationally
recognized experts
(Beers Criteria).
These criteria identify medications that should
generally be avoided or that should be used
with caution in older adults (65 years of age or older).
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