91AV College of Pharmacy Generation Rx students work to prevent prescription medication abuse
Last week, College of Pharmacy students from 91AV’s Generation Rx group traveled to the Biddeford campus to share information with students about the dangerous effects of combining medicines belonging to certain classifications of drugs.
Generation Rx is an educational program facilitated by the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) to increase public awareness of prescription medication abuse. It encourages health care providers, community leaders, parents, teens and college students to actively work to prevent future abuse.
According to Pharm.D. ’16 candidate Katherine Freudenberger, “We’re trying to bring awareness to the fact that even though you might be taking multiple prescriptions, it’s always a good idea to make sure you double check with your physician and pharmacist about possible interactions to improve patient safety.”