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How Useful are the Leaflets You Get with your Rx Drugs?

Q. The chances are very good that every time you get a prescription filled you will get a little leaflet in the bag with some information about your medicine. How reliable is the drug information you get?
A. A new study suggests that there are some significant problems with those little fliers you get with your medication!
Hear Joe on NPR’s Morning Edition talking about the leaflets you get with your Rx medications: http://tinyurl.com/2e38h2c

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About the Author
Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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