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Insulin Safety: Dosing Units, Syringes, and How to Prevent Hypoglycemia
November 21, 2025
Insulin Safety: Dosing Units, Syringes, and How to Prevent Hypoglycemia

Learn how to safely use insulin with correct dosing units, syringes, and strategies to prevent dangerous hypoglycemia. Avoid common conversion errors and dosing mistakes that put lives at risk.

Medications
St. John’s Wort and Prescription Drugs: What You Must Know About Dangerous Interactions
November 20, 2025
St. John’s Wort and Prescription Drugs: What You Must Know About Dangerous Interactions

St. John’s Wort may help mild depression, but it can dangerously reduce the effectiveness of birth control, transplant drugs, antidepressants, and more. Learn which medications it interferes with and what to do instead.

Medications
Key Medication Safety Terms Every Patient Should Know and Use
November 19, 2025
Key Medication Safety Terms Every Patient Should Know and Use

Learn the key medication safety terms every patient should know-from the Eight Rights to high-alert drugs-to prevent dangerous errors and take control of your care. Simple questions can save your life.

Medications
Clozapine vs. Other Antipsychotics: What You Need to Know
November 18, 2025
Clozapine vs. Other Antipsychotics: What You Need to Know

Clozapine is the most effective antipsychotic for treatment-resistant schizophrenia but comes with serious risks. Learn how it compares to risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, and aripiprazole - and who benefits most from each.

Medications
QT Prolongation: Medications That Raise Arrhythmia Risk
November 17, 2025
QT Prolongation: Medications That Raise Arrhythmia Risk

QT prolongation can trigger deadly heart rhythms like torsades de pointes. Over 220 medications, from antibiotics to antidepressants, carry this risk. Know which ones to watch for and how to stay safe.

Medications
Charcoal-Grilled Meats and Medications: What You Need to Know About CYP1A2 Effects
November 16, 2025
Charcoal-Grilled Meats and Medications: What You Need to Know About CYP1A2 Effects

Charcoal-grilled meats can trigger enzyme changes that affect how your body processes certain medications. Learn whether this real but small interaction matters for your health-and what actually puts you at risk.

Medications
Generic Prescribing Guidelines: Professional Recommendations for Clinicians
November 15, 2025
Generic Prescribing Guidelines: Professional Recommendations for Clinicians

Professional guidelines on generic prescribing explain when to use generic drugs versus brand names, backed by NHS, FDA, and MHRA data. Learn how to improve adherence, cut costs, and avoid clinical risks.

Medications
Prediabetes Reversal: Lifestyle Changes to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
November 15, 2025
Prediabetes Reversal: Lifestyle Changes to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Prediabetes doesn't have to become type 2 diabetes. Learn how simple lifestyle changes - eating better, moving more, and losing just a few pounds - can reverse the condition and slash your risk of diabetes by up to 70%.

Health and Wellness
Radiation vs. Surgery: Choosing the Right Local Cancer Treatment
November 12, 2025
Radiation vs. Surgery: Choosing the Right Local Cancer Treatment

Choosing between radiation and surgery for localized cancer isn't about which is better-it's about which fits your life. Learn how survival rates, side effects, and logistics differ for prostate and lung cancer treatments.

Health and Medicine
Pomegranate Juice and Medications: What You Really Need to Know About CYP Interactions
November 6, 2025
Pomegranate Juice and Medications: What You Really Need to Know About CYP Interactions

Pomegranate juice doesn't interact with medications like grapefruit juice does. Clinical studies show it's safe with most drugs, including blood thinners and statins. Here's what the real evidence says.

Medications