Reading labels can be harder than you might think...and a mistake can cause serious, even potentially life-threatening, problems.

Consumer Reports points out what to look for here.

If you’d like to look at more information on reading labels, here are other options:

www.womenshealth.gov/aging/drugs-alternative-medicine/how-to-read-drug-labels.cfm

http://www.knowyourdose.org/how-read-your-label

 

 

Use this link to send an email to: AKMedEd@alaska.gov

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