Taking Your Medicines Safely Evaluation Report (PDF - 1.62 MB)

Here you can download the evaluation report of the "Taking Your Medicines Safely" (TYMS) pilot program—a poison education program for older adults. Designed to prevent unintentional drug misuse and drug poisoning among older adults (over 65), the TYMS program also promotes Poison Centers as a resource for medication safety questions. The pilot program was developed, implemented, and evaluated by a subgroup of Poison Center educators and the report details the methodology, evaluation results, and lessons learned from the pilot program.

The next phase of the TYMS program is currently under development with field-testing of a Web-based curriculum for use in senior centers across the United States. Look for the online program materials in late Fall 2009.

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