Cough and cold medicines: Are they safe?

WEST HARTFORD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics indicate that adults in the United States experience two to three colds per year and children get even more. A free program about cough and cold medicines will be held Wednesday, Feb. 6, 10:30 a.m., at Elmwood Senior Center, 1106 New Britain Ave. Topics will include what cough and cold medications are safe and how to take them. Hartford HealthCare Senior Services is sponsoring.

Presenter will be Christina Polomoff, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, clinical pharmacist at Hartford HealthCare Integrated Care Partners and assistant clinical professor at University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. Hartford HealthCare Senior Services is sponsoring the program.

Seating is limited and registration is required. To RSVP, call 1.855.442.4373.

Hartford HealthCare Senior Services is a not for profit under Hartford HealthCare. To learn more, visit https://hhcseniorservices.org.