Category: Medications - Page 2

Asthma and COPD Medications: Key Interactions and Safety Risks You Need to Know

Asthma and COPD medications can interact dangerously with common drugs like painkillers, antibiotics, and sleep aids. Learn which combinations to avoid and how to protect your breathing with a simple safety checklist.

What Happens When You Don't Take Your Medication as Prescribed

Skipping your prescribed medication might seem harmless, but it leads to preventable hospitalizations, rising healthcare costs, and thousands of avoidable deaths every year. Here’s what really happens when you don’t take your pills as directed.

Congressional Bills Aim to Tackle Drug and Healthcare Provider Shortages in 2026

Two congressional bills aim to fix drug and healthcare provider shortages in 2026, but both are stalled by the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Here's what they do, why they're stuck, and who's paying the price.

Benzodiazepines in the Elderly: Risks and Safer Alternatives

Benzodiazepines pose serious risks for seniors-including falls, memory loss, and dementia. Learn why doctors now recommend avoiding them and what safer, proven alternatives exist for anxiety and insomnia.

Planning for Patent Expiry: What Patients and Healthcare Systems Need to Do Now

Patent expiry means cheaper drugs-but only if you're prepared. Learn how patients and healthcare systems can save money and avoid disruptions when brand-name drugs go generic.

Statins and Antifungals: What Patients Need to Know About This Dangerous Drug Interaction

Statins and certain antifungals can cause dangerous drug interactions that raise the risk of muscle damage. Learn which combinations are risky, safer alternatives, and what to do if you're taking both.

Medications and Athletes: How Performance Drugs Affect Health and Performance

Performance-enhancing drugs give athletes quick results but come with severe, often permanent health risks. Learn how steroids, SARMs, and other substances affect the heart, hormones, and tendons-and what safer alternatives actually work.

Monitoring While on Statins: What Lab Tests You Really Need and When

Learn what lab tests are actually needed when taking statins, when to worry about liver or muscle side effects, and why routine testing may do more harm than good. Evidence-based guidance for safe, effective use.

Generic Drug Approval Standards: Safety, Quality, and Strength Requirements

Generic drugs must meet the same safety, quality, and strength standards as brand-name drugs. The FDA ensures this through strict bioequivalence testing, manufacturing inspections, and rigorous review of every application before approval.

How Aging Changes Your Body’s Response to Medication and Dosing

Aging changes how your body absorbs, processes, and reacts to medications. Learn why seniors need lower doses, which drugs are riskier, and how to avoid dangerous side effects with practical, science-backed advice.