Category: Health - Page 2

Mail-Order Pharmacy Safety: Temperature, Timing, and Tracking

Mail-order pharmacies save money and improve adherence for chronic meds, but safety depends on temperature control, timely delivery, and real-time tracking. Learn how to ensure your life-saving prescriptions arrive safe and on time.

Polypharmacy in Older Adults: Understanding Drug Interactions and Safe Deprescribing

Polypharmacy in older adults increases risks of falls, confusion, and hospitalizations. Learn how drug interactions happen and how safe deprescribing can improve health and quality of life.

Postpartum Thyroiditis: What Every New Mom Needs to Know About Temporary Thyroid Dysfunction

Postpartum thyroiditis affects 5-10% of new mothers and often goes undiagnosed. Learn the signs, how it differs from depression, and what tests and treatments actually work after pregnancy.

Pharmacist Substitution Authority: What Pharmacists Can and Cannot Do in the U.S.

Pharmacists in the U.S. can now substitute drugs, adjust prescriptions, and even prescribe certain medications - but rules vary by state. Learn what they're legally allowed to do and how it affects your access to care.

Insulin, EpiPens, and Nitroglycerin: When Expiration Dates Mean Life or Death

Insulin, EpiPens, and nitroglycerin lose potency fast after expiration-sometimes dangerously so. Learn why these three meds can't be used past their date and how to manage them safely to avoid life-threatening failures.

Hatch-Waxman Act: How It Created the Modern U.S. Generic Drug System

The Hatch-Waxman Act created the modern system for generic drug approval in the U.S., balancing innovation incentives with affordable access. It saved trillions but faces growing abuse.

Evergreening: How Pharmaceutical Brands Stretch Patents to Block Generic Drugs

Evergreening lets drug companies extend patents on old medicines with minor tweaks, blocking cheaper generics and keeping prices high. Learn how it works, why it's controversial, and who it hurts most.

Substance Use and Mental Illness: How Integrated Dual Diagnosis Care Works

Integrated dual diagnosis care treats mental illness and substance use together - not separately. Learn how this evidence-based approach helps people recover from co-occurring disorders with one coordinated team.

Azoles and Tacrolimus: How Antifungals Cause Dangerous Drug Spikes and Kidney Damage

Azoles like voriconazole and posaconazole can cause dangerous spikes in tacrolimus levels, leading to acute kidney injury in transplant patients. Learn how this common drug interaction works, why it's so dangerous, and how clinicians manage it to prevent kidney damage.

How to Prevent Waste While Keeping Medications Within Date

Learn simple, proven ways to stop wasting medicine that’s still good. Store it right, track expiration dates, ask for smaller doses, and dispose safely-without spending a fortune.

Medicare Drug Coverage and Cost Assistance Options in 2025-2026

Medicare Part D now caps out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000 in 2025, eliminates the donut hole, and keeps insulin at $35 per month. Learn how Extra Help, plan choices, and the new rules affect your prescription costs.

The Difference Between Medication Side Effects and Adverse Drug Reactions

Learn the critical difference between medication side effects and adverse drug reactions-why mixing them up can lead to dangerous decisions, and how to tell them apart for safer, smarter medication use.