Angel Bivens, RPh and Wendy Stephan, PhD return to the podcast today to discuss poison myths and misconceptions.  Angel is a pharmacist and poison educator from Maryland.  Wendy is an epidemiologist and poison educator from Florida.  See their bios in the show notes for more information.  

This is part 2 of 5 in a series about poison myths and misconceptions in honor of National Poison Prevention Awareness Month (March 2023). 🇺🇸 We cover 7 topics.  They are:

1. Who staffs Poison Centers
2. Where Poison Center calls come from (the home, and where else?)
3. The age range of individuals exposed to poisons
4. Labels.  Will you get labeled a “frequent caller” or “bad parent” if you call a Poison Center often?
5. Childproof containers.  Are really childproof?
6. Which age group poison prevention education helps most. 
7. Myth or fact? People don’t get poisoned by things that taste bad. 

☠️ America’s Poison Centers are there for you at no cost 24/7/365. 

🗓 National Poison Prevention Week is March 19-25, 2023; the theme is, “We're here for you.”

🇺🇸 The Poison Help Line is 1-800-222-1222.  Program it into your phone, and share it!  

Listener discretion is advised. Some of the topics we cover in this series include children putting weird things into their mouths, poisonings, injuries, and death.  These are sensitive topics.  If you have small children or impressionable individuals listening with you today, listener discretion is advised. 

Thank you for listening to episode 204 of The Pharmacist’s Voice ® Podcast!

To read the full show notes, visit https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com.  Click on the podcast tab, and search for episode 204.

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