ASHP’s consumer Web site, www.SafeMedication.com, offers a variety of health information and interactive features, including:

• ASHP’s AHFS Consumer Medication Information Database, which features complete, easy-to-read information on more than 850 brand-name and generic drugs. Each listing in the database includes uses, precautions, special dietary instructions, side effects, and storage information.
• Answers to questions frequently asked of pharmacists, such as what basic items should be stored in a medicine cabinet and if prescription medications expire.
• Drug safety guidelines, such as medication-error prevention, poison prevention tips, and recommendations for safely traveling with medicines.
• Health alerts, which provide breaking news about health and medication issues, and
• ASHP survey data on national medication-use trends.

If your organization would like to link to www.SafeMedication.com or specially license the MedMaster drug database, send an email with your request to kbiesecker@ashp.org.