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American Pharmacists Month
 American Pharmacists Month provides a golden opportunity to celebrate the pharmacy profession, recognize your pharmacy staff, and to reach out to your patients. This month-long observance is a channel to conduct special events or to offer new services that will recognize your contribution to the healthcare team. The American Pharmacists Month theme is Know Your MEDICINE, Know Your PHARMACIST.
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Tools
for Consumer Outreach
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When Good
Medicines Become Bad Drugs - Cephalon is partnering with the
American Pharmacists Association and the American Chronic Pain
Association to expand When Good Medicines Become Bad Drugs into the
local pharmacy — providing patients, caregivers and the public
with information on how to safely and appropriately use and dispose of
prescription pain medicines. |
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Learn About Medicine
Safety - This campaign focuses on providing patients and
caregivers with helpful, actionable information they can use to
understand medicine safety.
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Drugged
Driving - The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),
working with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and other Federal
agencies, is taking steps to highlight the growing problem of drugged
driving.
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Parents: The Anti-Drug - The
Office of National Drug Control Policy's National Youth Anti-Drug Media
Campaign equips parents and other adult
caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free
kids.
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SMARxT
Disposal - The SMARxT DISPOSAL campaign is designed to raise
awareness about the potential environmental impact from improperly
disposed of medications and to provide proactive guidance through proper
disposal alternatives.
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Use
Medicines Safely - focuses on educating the public on appropriate
medication use and the role of the pharmacist.
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Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work - aims to
reduce the rate of rise of antibiotic resistance
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APhA Media Advisors Network
Medications are powerful - that’s why they work. Pharmacists are the medication experts on America’s healthcare team. The pharmacist is uniquely qualified to help consumers take charge of their healthcare by making wise choices regarding medications. As a media resource, the APhA Media Advisors can help reporters make sense of the ever-increasing array of medication options available, their risks and benefits, and their widening impact.
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