Posts tagged with ‘Drug Safety’

Recovering from surgery typically involves the use of prescription or over-the-counter pain medicine.

Over-the-counter medicines can present potential health problems if you are pregnant. Know the risks and talk to you doctor before…

Some dietary supplements can cause interactions with prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Learn which ones you should watch out for.

Over-the-counter medicines contain important information about their benefits and side effects on the drug facts label.

Properly storing and disposing of opioid medicine can protect the health and safety of others.

Knowing how to use both prescription and over-the-counter medicines properly can be the difference between feeling better or feeling…

Chronic pain can last from 3 months to many years. Medicines to treat it include pain relievers, antidepressants, and…

If you don’t take your medicines just the way your doctor tells you to, your HIV might not be exposed…

Steroids work to reduce redness, swelling, and soreness and come in pill form, as inhalers or nasal sprays, and as…

Certain medicines taken during breastfeeding can affect you or your baby through your breast milk.

Taking medicines after recovering from alcohol or drug addiction can have many pitfalls. There is advice you should follow to…

Antidepressants are medicines prescribed to treat depression. You should work with your doctor to find the right one for…

Keep your child safe by keeping medicines out of their reach.

An adverse drug reaction can occur if your body responds badly to a medicine. Anyone can have an adverse reaction,…