National Campaign to Help Older Americans Manage Medicines
| Date: | April 2, 2007 |
| Related Topics: | Drug Safety Health Quality of Care |
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The Consumer Health Education Center (CHEC) launched a national education campaign to help mature Americans better manage their health, specifically regarding the over-the-counter (OTC) medicines they take. There are more than 100,000 over-the-counter medicines on the market today and those aged 60 and over use more than one third of all OTCs purchased.