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March 17th, 2014
Poison Prevention Week (March 17 - 22)
Pittsburgh, PA - More than 2 million poisonings are reported each year to more than 57 poison control centers in the US. Over 90% of these poisonings happen in the home. National Poison Prevention Week, which was established in 1961, is March 16-22, 2014. It is important to raise awareness of preventing poisoning not only from medications but also from many other common household products and invisible gases like carbon monoxide.
There are many ways to prevent poisoning from medications:
Pharmacists have promoted poison prevention with many different programs. Stanton Jo