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Tag Archives: Medication

Back to School Safety for Students

Posted: August 4, 2023

In addition to getting your child ready to go back to school with the usual gathering of school supplies and new shoe shopping, teach them these basic back-to-school prevention tips! Playground poison safety: The poison center sometimes receives calls about… Read More

One Pill Could Kill – Clonidine

Posted: April 11, 2022

This medication is generally used alone or in combination with other medications to lower blood pressure, treat ADHD, or manage symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Via certain pathways this medication lowers the strength of the out flowing signal from the brain… Read More

One Pill Could Kill – Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)

Posted: April 11, 2022

TCAs are a group of antidepressant medications used for a wide range of conditions. They can be used to treat conditions such as anxiety, panic, bulimia, and most commonly depression or chronic pain. Each medication in this class is slightly… Read More

One Pill Could Kill – Colchicine

Posted: April 11, 2022

Gout is pain often caused by the buildup of uric acid crystals in major joins such as the knee and big toe. Colchicine is a medication that works to decrease the buildup of uric acid crystals in the joints and… Read More