Category: Medications - Page 3
Georgea Michelle, Dec, 10 2025
When Doctors Say 'Do Not Substitute': Why Some Prescriptions Must Be Brand Name
Learn when doctors legally require brand-name drugs instead of generics, why it matters for safety and cost, and how to ask the right questions about your prescriptions.
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Georgea Michelle, Dec, 9 2025
Medication Adherence: Proven Strategies to Take Your Pills as Prescribed
Medication adherence saves lives-yet half of people with chronic conditions skip doses. Learn the real reasons why and the proven, practical strategies to take your meds as prescribed without stress or guilt.
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Georgea Michelle, Dec, 6 2025
Statins and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Safety and Monitoring
Statins are safe and recommended for people with fatty liver disease. They reduce heart attack risk and may even improve liver health. Learn the facts, the monitoring guidelines, and why so many patients are still denied this life-saving treatment.
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Georgea Michelle, Dec, 3 2025
Generic Drug Interactions: How Digital Consultation Tools Prevent Dangerous Medication Conflicts
Digital consultation tools help prevent dangerous interactions between generic drugs by analyzing combinations in real time. Learn which tools clinicians trust, how they work, and why they're essential for safe medication use.
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Georgea Michelle, Dec, 1 2025
Switching Medications: Proven Strategies to Reduce Side Effects During Transition
Learn proven strategies to minimize side effects when switching medications, including cross-tapering, withdrawal management, and what to ask your doctor. Avoid brain zaps, nausea, and serotonin syndrome with evidence-based steps.
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Georgea Michelle, Dec, 1 2025
Anxiety Medications: Benzodiazepines and Safety Risks When Mixed with Other Drugs
Benzodiazepines can quickly relieve anxiety, but mixing them with opioids, alcohol, or sleep meds can be deadly. Learn the real risks, what's changed since 2020, and safer alternatives.
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Georgea Michelle, Dec, 1 2025
Perioperative Management of Anticoagulants: How to Safely Pause Blood Thinners Before Surgery
Learn how to safely pause blood thinners before surgery without increasing your risk of stroke or dangerous bleeding. Evidence-based timelines for DOACs, warfarin, and emergency situations.
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Georgea Michelle, Nov, 29 2025
Green Leafy Vegetables and Warfarin: Why Consistency Beats Avoidance
Warfarin users don’t need to avoid green leafy vegetables-they need to eat them consistently. Learn how stable vitamin K intake keeps your INR in range and prevents dangerous clots or bleeding.
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Georgea Michelle, Nov, 28 2025
Medication Adherence: How to Stick to Your Treatment Without Sacrificing Your Quality of Life
Medication adherence isn't about perfect compliance-it's about finding a balance between treatment benefits and your daily life. Learn why people skip doses, how side effects impact adherence, and what actually works to make your regimen sustainable.
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Georgea Michelle, Nov, 26 2025
Diabetic Nephropathy: How ACE Inhibitors, ARBs, and Protein Control Protect Your Kidneys
Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney failure in diabetes. ACE inhibitors and ARBs reduce protein loss in urine and slow kidney damage. Taking them at maximally tolerated doses is critical-low doses don't work. Newer drugs help, but only when RAAS blockers are already in use.
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