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Black Box Warnings on Antidepressants for Youth: What You Need to Know About the Risks
December 21, 2025
Black Box Warnings on Antidepressants for Youth: What You Need to Know About the Risks

The FDA's black box warning on antidepressants for youth was meant to reduce suicide risk-but research shows it may have led to fewer treatments and more deaths. Understand the real risks, the unintended consequences, and what parents should do now.

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Telemedicine Prescriptions and Generics: What You Need to Know in 2025
December 20, 2025
Telemedicine Prescriptions and Generics: What You Need to Know in 2025

Telemedicine prescriptions for generics are easy. For controlled substances, they’re a regulatory minefield. Learn what’s allowed, what’s changing in 2025, and how it affects your access to medication.

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Hydrophilic vs Lipophilic Statins: What You Need to Know About Side Effects
December 18, 2025
Hydrophilic vs Lipophilic Statins: What You Need to Know About Side Effects

Hydrophilic and lipophilic statins differ in how they enter the body and where they go - but that doesn’t always mean one is safer. Learn what actually drives muscle pain and how to find the right statin for you.

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How to Identify Class-Wide vs. Drug-Specific Safety Alerts in Medications
December 16, 2025
How to Identify Class-Wide vs. Drug-Specific Safety Alerts in Medications

Learn how to tell the difference between class-wide and drug-specific safety alerts in medications. Understand why some warnings affect entire drug groups and others target just one. Make smarter decisions about prescriptions.

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How to Identify High-Alert Medications Requiring Double Checks in Clinical Practice
December 15, 2025
How to Identify High-Alert Medications Requiring Double Checks in Clinical Practice

Learn how to identify high-alert medications that require independent double checks to prevent deadly medication errors. Discover which drugs are most dangerous, how to perform a true double check, and why common practices fail.

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Kidney Disease and Medication Accumulation: How Toxic Buildup Happens and How to Prevent It
December 15, 2025
Kidney Disease and Medication Accumulation: How Toxic Buildup Happens and How to Prevent It

Kidney disease slows how your body clears medications, leading to dangerous buildup and toxicity. Learn which common drugs are risky, how to spot warning signs, and what steps you can take to protect your kidneys.

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Gastrointestinal Medications: Why Absorption Issues Affect Your Treatment
December 12, 2025
Gastrointestinal Medications: Why Absorption Issues Affect Your Treatment

Many gastrointestinal medications fail to work because of how your gut absorbs them. Learn why food, disease, and pill formulation affect drug effectiveness - and what you can do about it.

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How Multiple Generic Drug Manufacturers Drive Down Prices
December 11, 2025
How Multiple Generic Drug Manufacturers Drive Down Prices

Multiple generic manufacturers drive down drug prices through competition. With more makers, prices drop sharply - often by 70% or more. But consolidation is reducing competition, leading to price spikes and shortages.

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Opioids and Liver Disease: How Impaired Metabolism Increases Risk of Toxicity
December 8, 2025
Opioids and Liver Disease: How Impaired Metabolism Increases Risk of Toxicity

Opioids can become dangerous in liver disease due to impaired metabolism, leading to toxic buildup. Learn how morphine, oxycodone, and other opioids behave in liver impairment-and what safer alternatives exist.

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Antibiotics and Dairy: Why Timing Matters for Drug Absorption
December 7, 2025
Antibiotics and Dairy: Why Timing Matters for Drug Absorption

Dairy can drastically reduce antibiotic effectiveness by binding to key drugs like doxycycline and ciprofloxacin. Learn which antibiotics are affected, how long to wait, and why timing matters for your treatment to work.

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