Category: Medications - Page 5

Learn where to find accurate, up-to-date side effect information for your medications using FDA-approved sources like DailyMed, MedlinePlus, VigiAccess, and OnSIDES. Avoid outdated or biased tools.

Generic drugs are cheaper but face far more manufacturing defects than brand-name versions. Common issues like capping, contamination, and weight variation can impact safety and effectiveness. Here's what's causing them-and what's being done to fix them.

Diabetes medications can cause serious side effects like low blood sugar, infections, and weight gain. Learn how metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors, and sulfonylureas impact glucose control-and how to manage their risks.

Canada and the U.S. handle generic drugs differently: Canada uses centralized pricing to control costs and prevent shortages, while the U.S. relies on market competition for lower prices - but with more supply risks.

The FDA's Black Box warning on antidepressants alerts users to increased suicidal thoughts in young people. While the risk is small and temporary, the warning has led to fewer prescriptions-and more suicides. Here's what you need to know to stay safe.

Patent Term Restoration (PTE) lets drug makers recover lost patent time due to FDA delays. Learn how it works, who qualifies, and why it's shaping drug prices and market access.

Antibiotic shortages are worsening global infections, forcing doctors to use toxic alternatives and leaving patients untreated. Rising resistance and broken supply chains threaten to undo decades of medical progress.

Five proven medication safety tips for seniors and caregivers to prevent dangerous drug interactions, reduce errors, and improve adherence. Learn how to organize pills, spot risks, store meds safely, and talk to doctors effectively.

Trecator SC (ethionamide) is a second-line TB drug with tough side effects. Newer alternatives like bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid offer higher cure rates and fewer side effects. Find out which options are now available in the UK.

Many over-the-counter medications and supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that can cause dangerous drug interactions, heart attacks, and organ damage. Learn how to spot contaminated products and protect yourself.

Ziprasidone helps reduce hospitalizations for people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder by improving symptom control without the weight gain or sedation of older antipsychotics. Studies show up to 45% fewer hospital admissions with consistent use.

A detailed comparison of dipyridamole with clopidogrel, aspirin, warfarin and other alternatives, covering mechanisms, uses, side effects, interactions and when to choose each drug.