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Training Aid
Name: Over-the-Counter Medicines: What’s Right For You?
Format: Pamphlet
Author: Food and Drug Administration
Consumer Healthcare Products Association
Source: Center for Drug Evaluation & Research
www.chpa-info.org
Summary: A 12-page pamphlet that provides an easy-to-understand summary of OTC
medications. The multicolor pamphlet describes how to read the labels
and cautions about drug interactions, side effects, and other hazards
associated with the use of OTC medicines. Provides a good introduction
to OTC medicines and could be used to initiate discussion in a classroom
setting. The pamphlet also works well as a stand-alone that could be
handed out, displayed on a bulletin board, or distributed as a payroll
stuffer.
Advantages: Easy to understand, concise.
Highlights major points.
Disadvantages: Written for the general population – not specific to transportation.
Limited scope – only useful as an introductory piece.