This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced new Safe Sleep recommendations to protect against SIDS & Sleep-Related Infant Deaths. Based on the latest evidence, these new recommendations call for infants to share their parents’ bedroom for at least the first six months and, optimally, for the first year of life. To review the AAP’s New
Sanofi U.S. is voluntarily recalling all Auvi-Q epinephrine auto-injectors due to suspected malfunctions that could deliver the wrong dose of medication. Patients who use Auvi-Q should call their pharmacy for an alternate epinephrine auto-injector. They only should use Auvi-Q in the case of a life-threatening allergic reaction in which no other injector is immediately available
Prescription drugs can provide life saving benefits. Unfortunately, in the wrong hands they can also be very dangerous. Curious young children and ill-advised teens both face serious harm when prescription drugs are misused. For this reason the Drug Enforcement Administration’s hold a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This allows the public a safe and convenient way to dispose