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The Michigan Poison & Drug Information Center (MiPDC) is a nationally accredited poison center with America’s Poison Centers (APC) and provides expert medical advice to the public, hospitals, EMS, and all healthcare providers throughout Michigan who need advice regarding poison-related emergencies. The MiPDC operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year.

The Michigan Poison & Drug Information Center is part of the Emergency Medicine Department at Wayne State University School of Medicine. The MiPDC is one of 55 accredited poison control centers across the nation and U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Micronesia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

All calls to the MiPDC are answered by physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with specific training in toxicology. Our call center staff serves the community by:

• Providing access to 24-hour emergency advice and information related to poisonings through our hotline service by calling  1-800-222-1222.

• Follow-up calls to health care facilities and other callers with continuing poison-related needs.

• Providing health care professional education.

• Participating in national and state-wide surveillance of emerging public health risks and poison-related trends.

• Participation in local, state, and national emergency preparedness initiatives.

Our call center staff provides confidential care management advice specific to each caller's needs at no direct cost to patients. Call center staff at the MiPDC manage more than 50,000 poison-related exposures each year.