Contact Poison Control right away if you suspect a poisoning. Help is available online with webPOISONCONTROL® or by phone at 1-800-222-1222. Both options are free, expert, and confidential.
Call 911 right away if the individual collapses, has a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can’t be awakened.
Mixed up your meds? Found a loose pill? Worried that your refill looks different? Fortunately, most medications can be identified from the letters and numbers imprinted on the pill.
On March 31, 2025 the National Capital Poison Center became the first all-digital, fully-automated poison control center. The Center leveraged its innovative webPOISONCONTROL tool to help those who cannot or will not use the telephone to call Poison Control, throughout the US. Calls from the DC metro area are now routed to neighboring poison centers.
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Protein bars often contain compounds called sugar alcohols, which are lower in calories than traditional sugars. Sugar alcohols are associated with multiple gastrointestinal side effects including abdominal pain, bloating, and gas.
Learn moreThe webPOISONCONTROL data analysis dashboard is the only free and publicly available online source of national (U.S.), near real-time poison exposure data. Find out more about the dashboard so you can fully explore data summaries and trends of poisonings from common substances like personal care products, cleaning substances, medicines, pesticides, plants, bites and stings, and more.
