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How to Check for Drug Interactions Before Starting New Medications: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to safely check for drug interactions before starting a new medication. Step-by-step guide to avoid dangerous side effects, hospitalizations, and even death from preventable drug clashes.
Medication Safety for Non-English Speakers: How to Get Clear, Accurate Instructions
Non-English speakers face dangerous risks when medication instructions are only in English. Learn how translated labels, professional interpreters, and plain language can prevent deadly errors and ensure safe medication use.
FDA Warning Authority: How the Agency Enforces Compliance Against Non-Compliant Manufacturers
The FDA issues warning letters to manufacturers who violate food, drug, or tobacco regulations. These letters trigger enforcement actions like product seizures, fines, and criminal charges if ignored. Learn how the agency is ramping up inspections and targeting compounding pharmacies, vape makers, and food producers.
Pancreatic Cancer: Early Symptoms and Treatment Advances
Pancreatic cancer often shows no symptoms until it's advanced, but early signs like unexplained weight loss, new-onset diabetes, and jaundice can be critical clues. Learn how treatment advances are improving survival and what to watch for.
Gastrointestinal Combination Products: Generic Availability and Alternatives
Learn about generic availability and alternatives for gastrointestinal combination products like ibuprofen-famotidine and H. pylori regimens. Discover which combos have generics, what’s still brand-only, and how to save on prescriptions.
Blockbuster Patent Expirations 2025 and Beyond: Key Drugs, Timeline, and Market Impact
Major pharmaceutical patents expire between 2025 and 2030, including Entresto, Eliquis, and Keytruda. Learn how these expirations will slash drug prices, shift prescriptions, and reshape healthcare costs.
Authorized Generics vs Brand Drugs: What You Need to Know About Identical Medications
Authorized generics are identical to brand-name drugs in every way-same ingredients, same manufacturer, same effectiveness. Learn how they differ from traditional generics and when to choose them for better results.
Subscribe to FDA Safety Communications: Never Miss a Critical Alert
Subscribe to FDA Safety Communications to get real-time alerts about recalls and safety risks for medicines, medical devices, and food. Never miss a critical warning that could protect your health.
How to Respond to a Suspected Overdose While Waiting for Help
Learn the life-saving steps to respond to a suspected overdose while waiting for emergency help. From rescue breathing to naloxone use and recovery position, this guide covers what to do-and what not to do-when seconds count.
How to Access FDA-Required Medication Guides for Your Prescription Drugs
Learn how to access FDA-required Medication Guides for your prescription drugs. Find out where to get them, how to request electronic copies, and what to do if your pharmacy doesn't provide one.