Category: Medications - Page 2

Learn how to safely prepare your child for surgery with pre-op medications, fasting guidelines, and essential dosing tips. Avoid common mistakes and reduce anxiety with proven pediatric protocols.

TZDs like pioglitazone can cause weight gain and fluid retention, leading to swelling and heart risks. Learn practical ways to reduce these side effects-including dose adjustments, salt control, and combining with SGLT2 inhibitors-without losing blood sugar control.

Learn how to take medications safely as a first-time patient with clear steps on dosing, storage, side effects, and what to ask your pharmacist. Prevent errors and protect your health.

Learn how to transfer your prescriptions to online pharmacies safely and quickly. Discover the rules for controlled substances, top pharmacy options, and how digital transfers improve adherence and cut errors.

Many medications can cause ringing in the ears. Learn which drugs are most likely to trigger tinnitus, whether it's reversible, and what steps to take if you suspect your medication is the cause.

Genetic factors can make you more likely to experience severe drug side effects. Learn how genes like CYP2D6 and HLA-B*15:02 affect your response to medications-and why genetic testing could save your life.

Opioid-induced constipation affects up to 95% of chronic opioid users and doesn't improve on its own. Learn why fiber doesn't help, what laxatives actually work, and the prescription options like PAMORAs that restore bowel function without hurting pain control.

Levodopa and antipsychotics have opposing effects on dopamine, leading to dangerous interactions in patients with Parkinson’s and psychosis. Learn how this conflict worsens symptoms and what safer alternatives exist.

The FDA now conducts unannounced inspections of foreign generic drug factories to ensure safety. With 80% of active ingredients made overseas, stricter oversight aims to prevent contamination, falsified data, and unsafe drugs from reaching U.S. patients.

Intra-articular steroid injections offer quick pain relief for joint arthritis, but growing evidence shows they may accelerate joint damage and cause systemic side effects like high blood sugar, bone loss, and adrenal suppression. Know the risks before you get one.