Category: Health - Page 3
How to Implement a Personal Safety Checklist for Pharmacy Visits
Learn how to use a simple personal safety checklist to avoid dispensing errors at the pharmacy. Protect yourself with five easy steps you can use every time you pick up a prescription.
Fatigue in Autoimmune Disease: What Causes It and How to Manage It
Fatigue in autoimmune disease is not just tiredness-it's a severe, persistent exhaustion caused by inflammation, mitochondrial issues, and brain changes. Learn the real causes and evidence-based ways to manage it.
Medical Society Guidelines on Generic Drug Use: What Doctors Really Think
Medical societies have clear but differing views on generic drug substitution. While most drugs are safe to swap, experts warn against switching for epilepsy, thyroid, and blood thinner medications due to small but dangerous differences in how they work.
Emotional Blunting from SSRIs: What It Feels Like and How to Fix It
Emotional blunting from SSRIs affects up to 60% of users, causing numbness, loss of joy, and detachment. Learn how to recognize it, why doctors miss it, and what actually works - from dose reduction to switching to bupropion.
MAOI Dietary Restrictions: Tyramine Triggers and Safety Plan
MAOI antidepressants require strict dietary control to avoid dangerous tyramine reactions. Learn which foods trigger hypertensive crises, what’s safe to eat in 2025, and how to build a life-saving safety plan.
Pet Allergies: How to Reduce Dander and Keep Your Home Allergy-Friendly
Learn how to reduce pet dander and manage allergies at home without giving up your furry companion. Proven strategies for HEPA vacuums, air purifiers, pet bathing, and bedroom control.
When to Seek Medical Help for a Suspected Drug Interaction
Learn when to seek emergency help for drug interactions, recognize life-threatening symptoms, and avoid preventable harm from medication combinations. Know the signs, act fast.
Weight Gain from Antidepressants: Which Drugs Cause It and How to Stop It
Some antidepressants cause weight gain over time, increasing health risks. Learn which drugs are most likely to cause it, why it happens, and how to manage it without stopping treatment.
Buying Medicines Abroad: Can You Save Money on Generic Drugs?
Can you save money by buying generic drugs from abroad? Yes-but only if you know where to look. Learn how to safely buy cheaper generics from Canada and avoid dangerous counterfeit drugs.
Allergy Action Plan: Medications to Carry and When to Use Them
An allergy action plan saves lives by telling you exactly which medications to carry and when to use them. Epinephrine is the only treatment for anaphylaxis-know the signs, carry the right dose, and act fast.
Blockbuster Patent Expirations 2025 and Beyond: Key Drugs, Timeline, and Market Impact
Blockbuster drug patents expire in 2025 and beyond, triggering massive price drops for heart, cancer, and autoimmune treatments. Keytruda, Entresto, and Eliquis are among the top drugs losing protection - here's what it means for patients, providers, and prices.
Blockbuster Patent Expirations 2025 and Beyond: Key Drugs, Timeline, and Market Impact
In 2025 and beyond, dozens of top-selling drugs like Entresto, Eliquis, and Keytruda lose patent protection, triggering massive price drops and biosimilar competition. Here's the full timeline and what it means for patients, pharmacies, and drugmakers.
