Drug Safety Tools and Resources for Consumers

NEW! Medication Safety Guidelines for Seniors

2009 Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Available in Tennessee. Tennessee Seniors can compare 2009 plans on www.medicare.gov
or
Medicare Part D Plan Finder

Institute for Safe Medication Practices: A Nonprofit Organization Educating the Healthcare Community and Consumers About Safe Medication Practices

Medical Errors and Patient Safety - A new site from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Universal Medication Form - keep track of all your medications

SafeMedication.com - a searchable website with specific information about individual prescription drugs

Beer's Criteria list for Consumers

Five Tips to Safer Healthcare

20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors

Prescription Medicines and You

Drug Interaction Checker
(requires free registration with site)

Your Guide to Coumadin®/Warfarin Therapy

Coumadin Patient Education

FDA Drug Safety Alerts

Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information

10 Steps for Success: Managing Your Medications

National Council on Patient Information and Education

Speak Up: Help Avoid Mistakes With Your Medicines

Medicine Safety Education--A resource for healthcare providers and patients

Publications on Women's Health from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series Report
Brief and Fact Sheet

Be Medwise Tennessee

The Medication Use Safety Training (MUST) for Seniors™ Program - A National Education Awareness Campaign for Older Adults and Caregivers

NIHSeniorHealth - This easy-to-use website features health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health.

Drug Watch - This website features up to date information on the drug side effects of prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Consumermedsafety.org - This website features information on consumer safety issue for medication.

Comparting Two Kinds of Blood Pressure Pills: ACEIS and ARBs A Guide for Adults