Category: Medications - Page 2

Learn how food can make your medications work better, worse, or even dangerous. Simple rules to avoid side effects from meals, grapefruit, dairy, and vitamin K-rich foods.

FDA requires generic drugs to meet the same safety, strength, and bioequivalence standards as brand-name drugs. Learn how generics are tested, approved, and monitored to ensure they work just as well.

Learn the real signs of counterfeit medication - from suspicious prices and packaging errors to dangerous ingredients. Protect yourself from fake pills that could kill.

Warfarin and DOACs are the two main blood thinners used today. DOACs are safer, require no blood tests, and have fewer food interactions-but they're more expensive. Warfarin still has a role for specific patients like those with mechanical heart valves.

Learn how to use prescription drugs safely with practical steps to avoid errors, interactions, and side effects. From keeping a medication list to knowing when to ask for help, these habits save lives.

ACE inhibitors can cause sudden kidney failure in people with renal artery stenosis. Learn why this happens, who’s at risk, and what guidelines say about safe use - including what to do if you’re already on the medication.

Deprescribing research shows that safely reducing unnecessary medications in older adults improves safety, reduces falls, and boosts quality of life. Learn how it works, who benefits, and what the latest studies reveal.

Proving bioequivalence for complex generic drugs-like inhalers, topical creams, and injectables-is far harder than for simple pills. Learn why these life-saving generics are still rare and what’s being done to change that.

Proving bioequivalence for complex generics like inhalers, creams, and injections is far harder than for regular pills. Learn why these life-saving drugs are so rare-and what’s being done to change that.

Learn how to prevent dangerous drug interactions after hospital discharge by mastering medication reconciliation. Step-by-step guide for patients to verify their meds, spot errors, and stay safe at home.