Category: Medications - Page 5
Medication Safety for Non-English Speakers: How to Get Clear, Understandable Instructions
Non-English speakers face dangerous risks when taking medication due to unclear labels. Learn how properly translated instructions, pictograms, and certified interpreters can prevent errors and save lives.
Sick Day Rules for Diabetes Medications: What to Stop, Start, or Keep When You're Ill
Learn exactly which diabetes medications to stop, adjust, or keep during illness to prevent life-threatening DKA and AKI. Clear, evidence-based rules for metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors, insulin, and blood pressure meds.
Taking Medication with Food: When and Why It Reduces Side Effects
Taking medication with food can reduce side effects like nausea and stomach damage - or make drugs ineffective. Learn which meds need food, which to avoid with meals, and how to get it right every time.
Managing Therapeutic Equivalents in Combination Drugs: Dose Differences and Real-World Risks
Managing therapeutic equivalence in combination drugs requires more than matching active ingredients. Dose differences, formulation changes, and narrow therapeutic index drugs can lead to serious risks - even when generics are FDA-approved.
How to Prevent Compounding Errors for Customized Medications
Learn how to prevent dangerous errors in customized medications through strict protocols, dual verification, USP standards, and technology. Essential reading for patients and pharmacists alike.
QT Prolongation: Medications That Raise Arrhythmia Risk
QT prolongation is a hidden heart rhythm risk caused by many common medications. Learn which drugs raise arrhythmia risk, who’s most vulnerable, and how to prevent life-threatening complications with simple checks and smart prescribing.
How to Simplify Complex Medication Regimens for Older Adults
Simplify complex medication regimens for older adults by reducing pill burden, combining doses, and aligning schedules with daily routines. Proven strategies improve adherence and independence without compromising health.
Macrolide Antibiotics and Heart Arrhythmias: What You Need to Know About QT Prolongation Risk
Macrolide antibiotics like azithromycin and clarithromycin can cause dangerous heart rhythm problems by prolonging the QT interval. Learn who’s at risk, how to spot warning signs, and what safer alternatives exist.
Tentative Approval and Litigation: How Generic Drug Makers Wait for Market Entry
Tentative approval lets generic drug makers get FDA approval before patents expire-but they can't sell until litigation ends. Learn how this process works, why timing matters, and what happens when companies get it right-or wrong.
Population Pharmacokinetics: How Data Proves Drug Equivalence Beyond Traditional Bioequivalence Studies
Population pharmacokinetics uses real-world patient data to prove drug equivalence across diverse populations, offering a more accurate and ethical alternative to traditional bioequivalence studies.