The Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center (DPIC) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a 24-hour emergency and information telephone service for anyone with concerns about poison or drugs. The center’s specially trained staff of pharmacists, pharmacologists, nurses and drug / poison information assistants answer questions about poisonings, drug abuse, product contents, substance identification, interactions and adverse reactions.
The Drug and Poison Information Center also works to provide you with important prevention information, educational materials, first-aid information, common household hazards and references to national helpline organizations and agencies.
The phone number for the Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center is 513-636-5111. You may also call a national hotline, 1-800-222-1222, and you will be connected to the center that serves your area.
In addition to drug information, poisonings and prevention, the center also offers contract services to businesses looking for pharmacovigilance and safety surveillance for post-marketing and clinical trials.
We serve 20 counties in Ohio, and in 2010, we fielded more than 153,000 calls.
