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Buying Medicine - Help Protect Yourself Against Tampering

Internet URL

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/buymed-tampering/stoplook.htm  

Sponsoring Agency

Federal Citizen Information Center, U.S. General Services Administration

Description

U.S. nonprescription, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are among the most safely packaged consumer products in the world. Most by law are sealed in tamper evident packaging for your protection. But manufacturers cannot make a tamper-proof package. They can only make the safest package that technology allows. The rest is up to you.

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Review Date

3/7/2007

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