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Drugs.com Unveils the Next Generation Medication Safety Tool to Help Consumers Avoid Dangerous Drug Interactions
Date:11/24/2008

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For healthcare professionals and consumers, Drugs.com has just released its mobile edition for use with almost all web enabled mobile devices including iPhone, Windows Mobile, Google Android, Blackberry, Palm OS and others supported by major carriers. The mobile Drugs.com site provides physicians, other healthcare professionals and consumers with a free drug information service for easy access to medication summaries, dosing information, warnings and built-in drug interactions for all medications commonly used in the U.S.

About Drugs.com

The Drugs.com Web site is published by the Drugsite Trust, a privately held trust operated by a dedicated team of pharmacists and medical writers. Drugs.com is the largest and most comprehensive drug information resource on the web with over 4.2 million unique visitors per month (ComScore, October 08). Providing free, independent, peer-reviewed, objective and up-to-date drug information at both consumer and professional levels, Drugs.com empowers patients and caregivers to take charge of their health and be more informed than ever before.

Fast Facts: Medication Use and Errors in U.S.

  • Almost two-thirds of Americans currently use medicines: 49 percent use prescription drugs, and 30 percent use nonprescription medications (American Heart Association)
  • 32 million Americans are taking three or more medications daily (American Heart Association)
  • 1.5 million Americans are injured by medication errors annually, reports the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
  • The FDA received reports of nearly 21,000 serious problems, including deaths, associated with medications in the first three months of 2008, according to an analysis conducted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices
  • Fatal medication errors occu
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