What is Consumer Medication Information (CMI)?
• consumer information about your prescription medicine provided by the pharmacy • is usually stapled to the bag or put inside the bag with your prescription medicine at the pharmacy • should be given to you with all new prescriptions • has information on how to use your prescription medicine • is information generally bought by the pharmacy from outside companies that use the FDA-approved information for health care professionals (or professional labeling) to make the CMI for consumers • is not reviewed or approved by the FDA 2. What is a Medication Guide? • another type of information written for consumers about your prescription medicine • is required to be handed to you by the pharmacist each time you fill your prescription when there is a Medication Guide written for your medicine • is made for only certain prescription medicines that have a serious and significant public health concern; FDA decides when it is required and what information it should have • is about a specific risk
