Pharmacists must counsel patients on generic medications to ensure understanding, improve adherence, and prevent dangerous misunderstandings. Learn the legal requirements, key talking points, and practical strategies to make counseling effective.
Pharmacists must counsel patients on generic medications to ensure understanding, improve adherence, and prevent dangerous misunderstandings. Learn the legal requirements, key talking points, and practical strategies to make counseling effective.
Antitrust laws in the generic drug market prevent big pharma from blocking cheaper alternatives through pay-for-delay deals, patent abuse, and product hopping. These tactics cost patients billions-here’s how they work and who’s fighting back.
Certain medications like insulin, epinephrine, and liquid antibiotics become dangerous or ineffective after expiration. Learn which ones to never use past their date-and why.
Ephedrine and MAO inhibitors can trigger a deadly hypertensive crisis within minutes. This interaction is lethal, preventable, and still killing people today. Know the signs, avoid the risks, and never take OTC cold meds with MAOIs.
Learn how to properly store light-sensitive medications and eye drops to maintain their effectiveness and safety. Avoid common mistakes like bathroom storage and clear containers.
Discover the top FDA-linked mobile apps that help track drug side effects, prevent dangerous interactions, and improve medication safety-backed by real data and user experiences.
Learn how to report medication side effects to the FDA, why your voice matters, and what happens after you speak up. A clear, step-by-step guide for patients taking any prescription drug.
Inactive ingredients in generic medications can interact dangerously when taken together, causing allergic reactions, reduced effectiveness, or GI issues. Learn how to spot hidden risks and protect your health.
Swimmer's ear is a painful ear infection caused by water trapped in the ear canal. Learn how to prevent it with simple home remedies, what treatments actually work, and the mistakes that make it worse.
Learn how coupons, generics, and prior authorizations impact your prescription costs in 2025. Discover real ways to save money on medications without waiting for policy changes.