Combining SSRIs and NSAIDs can raise the risk of serious GI bleeding by 75%. Learn why this happens, which medications are safest, and how to protect yourself with proven prevention strategies.
Learn how to verify your prescription at the pharmacy with a simple, step-by-step checklist to catch medication errors before they hurt you. Protect yourself with these proven safety tips.
Psychotropic medications often cause significant weight gain, increasing risks for diabetes and heart disease. Learn which drugs are most likely to cause weight gain, how to manage it with diet, exercise, and medication, and what new treatments are emerging.
Switching health plans? Generic drug coverage can save you hundreds-or cost you thousands. Learn how to check your medications on a new plan’s formulary to avoid surprise costs.
Generic combination products simplify treatment by combining drugs and devices into one unit, improving adherence and cutting costs. Learn how they work, why they’re effective, and how to use them safely.
Combining ACE inhibitors and potassium-sparing diuretics can cause dangerous hyperkalemia. Learn who's at risk, how to monitor it, and what to do if your potassium levels rise-without stopping life-saving medications.
Chronic cough lasting over 8 weeks is usually caused by GERD, asthma, or postnasal drip. Learn how to diagnose and treat these three common triggers with evidence-based steps - no unnecessary tests needed.
Learn how to recognize, document, and report a medication error to your provider or the FDA. Your report can prevent harm to others and help fix broken systems in healthcare.
Expired medications with a narrow therapeutic index can be life-threatening. Even small changes in potency can cause serious harm. Learn which drugs are most dangerous after expiration and what to do if you're taking one.
Levothyroxine and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can interfere with each other, reducing thyroid hormone absorption. Learn how this interaction affects TSH levels, what studies show, and what real options exist to fix it.
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