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<br /> <br />bffice of thl Mayor <br />GV f1{J <br />~..:.~D& <br />~~ ~t;. <br />. G<? <br /> <br />T <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />nItl1rrru.6: The need j:Jr effident, cost-effective health care is of <br />primary importance to ail citizens of our community; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, prescription and non-prescription medication is recognized as a <br />vital elemenJ in effective health care; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, nearly OOJ billion prescriptions are dispensed annually with one <br />of three Americans receiving no information about these medicines before they take them; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, due primarily to a lack of information on the part of patients, <br />approximately one-half of ail prescriptions are used incorrectly, contributing to prolonged iI1nes.s, <br />avoidable side effects, unnecessary hospitalizations, and even death; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the local pharmacists of our community are the recognized <br />professionals who specialize in proper use of medications and theSes professionals are dedicated <br />to increasing communication Ohout prescription medicines thereby improving the health of ail <br />Texans, inchuling those in the City of La Porte. <br /> <br />NO~ THEREFORE, I, NORMAN L. MAWNE, MAYOR of the City <br />of La Porte, do hereby procIaimthe week of October 23-29, 1994, as <br /> <br />PHARMACY WEEK <br /> <br />in the City of La Porte, and urge all citizens to oqserve this important week by conferring with <br />their pharmacist concerning the proper use of ail medicines prescribed to them. <br /> <br />IN WITNESS,WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the <br />Seal of the City to be affixed hereto, this the 24th day of October, 1994. <br /> <br />~~,~I <br />;;':;1 \~fliJ~; <br />;. "'~""~!/~:':"" <br />:f ..:;:.oct$j J,\. .... '''.i. ~~\' <br />1 . I h' \ ., ~.. - <br /><:"e .-: ~. '~~-7' - i....: <br />7. .. ~i"~ -- ,at.;.;o - <br />~. 0 t I~"" - ~U - ~~ <br />}. 4 I j.A.. ~< .~.' ;-.;.,. <br />'4 .4 I ~ ~:_ - "", - ~.... 1=- - <br /> <br />\~>~~~J~;'~71{~- <br /> <br />~.. j r.~j"~ ,'~ ~,~.:., c-- <br />t..~}'~::OO"~~~~;:";' -" <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />,b~,h~ <br />N rman. L. Malone, M . <br />