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Results 1 - 10 of 12 for Prescription drugs
  1. Prescription Opioids during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... used to treat a cough or diarrhea. A prescription medicine is one your provider says you can take ... have and any medicines you take. This includes prescription medicine, over-the-counter (also called OTC) medicines, herbal ...
  2. Opioid Epidemic: How to Protect Your Family Video (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    ... Also emphasize that many pills that are supposedly prescription drugs are illicitly manufactured and contaminated with fentanyl . Likewise, ... dispose of leftover prescriptions Keep opioids and other prescription medicine up and away in a secure place . Count ...
  3. ... fentanyl for the sharp increase in overdoses. Fake prescription pills & other drugs laced with fentanyl Among adolescents aged 10-19, ... that is out of reach. Dispose of unused prescription medications and keep illicit drugs out of your home. More information The Opioid ...
  4. High Blood Pressure during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... drink alcohol or use street drugs or abuse prescription drugs . What can you do about high blood pressure ...
  5. What Is Dry Eye? Video (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    ... your ophthalmologist about all the prescription and non-prescription medicines you take. Back to the top of the ...
  6. Common Health Scams Video (Federal Trade Commission)  
    ... drugs or claiming to have effects similar to prescription drugs. Products claiming to be legal alternatives to anabolic ...
  7. How Naloxone Saves Lives in Opioid Overdose Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... marathon runners get through grueling races. But opioid drugs, like prescription pain medications or heroin, have much stronger opioid effects. And they are more dangerous. Over time, frequent opioid use makes the body dependent on the drugs. When the opioids are taken away, the body ...
  8. Medications for IBS Video (International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders)  
    ... for a therapeutic effect should be considered a drug. Use of medications for IBS, whether prescription, over-the-counter, herbs, or supplements should be ...
  9. Never Buy Decorative Contact Lenses without a Prescription Video (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    ... Cleveland. "This is far from the truth." Non-Prescription Costume Contacts Are Illegal It's illegal to sell ... for a prescription. Why Do You Need a Prescription for Costume Contact Lenses? Even if you have ...
  10. National Opioids Crisis: Help and Resources Video (Department of Health and Human Services)  
    ... to Respond to an Opioid Overdose What Are Drug Courts? Resources for Opioid Treatment Providers Recovery What is ... Increased prescription of opioid medications like oxycodone and hydrocodone led ...
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