"Talk About Your Medicines" Month. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

"Talk About Your Medicines" Month. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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"Talk About Your Medicines" Month.

National Council on Patient Information and Education.

This Web site provides information and tools that support an educational campaign to encourage high-quality communication about medication use. The annual observance is in October and the 2018 theme is "Taking Action to Prevent Opioid Abuse and Misuse".

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