Stoughton Hospital Health Talk

Medicines are used to treat diseases, manage conditions, and relieve symptoms. Medicines are generally safe when used as prescribed or as directed on the label, but there are risks in taking any medicine.According to the CDC Each year in the United States, adverse drug events – harm resulting from medication use – cause more than one million visits to hospital emergency departments.In this informative segment, Kathy Hoopes,Pharmacy Manager at Stoughton hospital discusses how your local pharmacist may just be the best place to turn to for information on safely using your medication.