Interview with Angel Bivens, BS Pharm, MBA, CSPI from the Maryland Poison Center about best practices for medication storage and disposal

Happy Poison Prevention Week!  National Poison Prevention Week is March 20-26, 2022. 🇺🇸 Second-time guest Angel Bivens (Pharmacist and Certified Specialist in Poison Information) shares best practices for medication storage and disposal.  Plus, the Maryland Poison Center is celebrating 50 years of service! Congrats! 🎉 What has changed between 1972 and 2022?  Listen, and find out! Read the full show notes at https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com.  Click on the podcast tab, and search for episode 141 for Angel's full bio and highlights from our conversation.   Thank you for listening to episode 141 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast!   Mentioned in this episode  ☎️ Poison Help Line 1-800-222-1222 (Program this in your phone today, and share with others!) LinkedIn for Angel Bivens https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelbivens/  The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 87 featuring Angel Bivens (March 2021) DEA Drug Take-Back events (spring and fall) Maryland Poison Center website: www.mdpoison.com To find your local poison center: www.aapcc.org Resources for pharmacists and their patients: Safe Storage: PROTECT Up and Away Campaign: www.upandaway.org FDA: Disposal of Unused Medicines Includes link to "flush list": https://www.fda.gov/drugs/safe-disposal-medicines/disposal-unused-medicines-what-you-should-know  FDA and EPA home medication disposal tips https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/where-and-how-dispose-unused-medicines Poison Prevention Press: http://bit.ly/PoisonPrevPress One-page, plain language e-newsletter published every other month on varying topics; all current and previous issues available Poison Prevention Press sign up: http://bit.ly/MPCSignUp eAntidote Blog: blog.mdpoison.com  Facebook: MarylandPoisonCenter  Twitter: @MDPoisonCtr Instagram: @MDPoisonCenter YouTube: Maryland Poison Center Resources with clinical information for pharmacists:  ToxTidbits:  http://bit.ly/ToxTidbits One-page clinical e-newsletter published monthly on various toxicologic topics; all current and previous issues available ToxTidbits sign up: http://bit.ly/TTBSignUp Twitter: @MPCToxtidbits To see MPC's one-minute, time-lapse video of a button battery cooking a hot dog, click here. Duquesne University  University of Baltimore Thank you for listening to episode 141 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast!