HealthDrugs & Dietary Supplements
Microsites
- We Don't Serve Teens
Provides parents and others with tools and information to reduce teen drinking and related harm.
- Who Cares: Sources of Information About Health Care Products and Services
Helps older consumers and their family, caregivers, and friends find reliable sources of information on a variety of health topics important to them.
Facts for Consumers
- At-Home Genetic Tests: A Healthy Dose of Skepticism May Be the Best Prescription
[PDF]
Cautions consumers about the marketing, sale, and use of at-home genetic tests. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Dietary Supplements
Explains the potential risks of dietary supplements, and that you should always talk to your doctor before you take a new supplement and avoid any supplement claiming it’s a cure.
- Generic Drugs: Saving Money at the Pharmacy
[PDF]
Explains what consumers need to know about generic drugs and the law, including the difference between generic and name-brand drugs. 8.5"x11", 2 pages.
- Is It Really Health Insurance? Making Sure You Get What You Pay For
[PDF]
[en español]
Flyer explaining that medical discount plans are not health insurance, and warning about dishonest marketers who might make you think you’re buying affordable health insurance when it’s really a medical discount plan. 8.5"x11", 2 sided, color.
- Miracle Health Claims: Add a Dose of Skepticism
[en español]
Warns people about products that promise quick cures for a variety of problems, from obesity and arthritis to cancer and AIDS – cures that don’t deliver.
- Test Your Supplement Savvy
[PDF]
A short quiz to find out how much you know about using dietary supplements safely. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Who Cares: Sources of Information About Health Care Products and Services [PDF]
[en español]
Helps older consumers and their family, caregivers, and friends find reliable sources of information on a variety of health topics important to them. 8.5"x11", 28 pages, color.
- Your Health Online [PDF] [en español]
Explains how to be smart and safe when dealing with health information and health care products online. Also offers specific advice for buying prescription drugs online. 8.5”x11”, 4 pages.
Consumer Alerts
- Curious About Cancer Treatments? Talk to Your Doctor First [PDF] [en español]
- Evaluating Diabetes Claims? Be Smart. Be Skeptical. [PDF] [en español]
- HGH Pills and Sprays: Human Growth Hype? [PDF]
- Lotions and Potions: The Bottom Line About Multilevel Marketing Plans [PDF]
- Medical Discount Plans: They're Not Health Insurance [PDF] [en español]
- Medicare Part D Solicitations: Words to the Wise About Fraud [PDF]
- No Need to Pay for Information on Free (or Low-Cost) Prescription Drugs [PDF] [en español]
- Pills that Prevent the Common Cold? A Tough Claim to Swallow [PDF] [en español]
- Potassium Iodide: What You Need to Know [PDF]
- THIS JUST IN: Fake News Sites Promote Bogus Weight loss Benefits of Acai Berry Supplements [PDF]
Cautions that scam artists are setting up fake news sites, which usually display logos of legitimate news organizations, to promote everything from bogus weight loss products to work-at-home opportunities, anti-aging products and debt reduction plans. 8.5"x11", 2 pages.
Promotional Items
- Medical Discount Plans
- Bookmark [PDF]
[en español]
Bookmark letting consumers know that medical discount plans are not health insurance, and warning people about dishonest marketers who trick people looking for affordable health insurance into buying the plans. 8.5"x2.5", 2 sided, color.
- Miracle Health Claims - Bookmark [PDF]
How about those products that claim to cure all kinds of serious conditions? They usually don't work; and they could be dangerous. Bookmark. 8.5"x2.5", 2 sided, color.
Articles You can reprint these articles in your newsletter, magazine or website.
- Legal Drinking Age Protects Kids [PDF]
Promotes the national Don't Serve Teens campaign. Offers practical tips to help stop teenage drinking.
- Middle School: It’s Not Too Early To Talk To Kids About Underage Drinking [PDF]
[en español]
Promotes the national Don't Serve Teens campaign. Advises parents to talk early, talk often and get others involved to protect kids from alcohol-related injury.