Category: Medications - Page 3

Learn how to report a medication error to your provider, the FDA, or ISMP to protect yourself and others. Step-by-step guide with real-world tips and trusted resources.

Learn how to read storage instructions on medication labels to ensure your medicine stays effective and safe. Avoid common mistakes like storing meds in the bathroom or car, and know what refrigeration and light protection really mean.

Bioequivalence testing for combination products like FDCs, topical creams, and inhalers faces unique challenges due to drug interactions, delivery complexity, and inconsistent regulatory standards-delaying affordable generics and increasing costs for patients and manufacturers.

Patent exclusivity and market exclusivity are two separate legal protections for drugs. One comes from the patent office, the other from the FDA. Knowing the difference helps explain why some drugs stay expensive long after patents expire.

Learn how to accurately calculate pediatric medication doses using weight-based formulas. Avoid dangerous errors with step-by-step guidance on converting pounds to kilograms, understanding mg/kg, and checking concentrations.

Learn how to tell opioid-induced hyperalgesia apart from tolerance-key signs like spreading pain, allodynia, and worsening pain with higher doses. Crucial for anyone managing chronic pain with opioids.

Opioid tolerance means your body needs higher doses to get the same pain relief. It's a normal physical response-not addiction-but it increases overdose risk, especially after breaks in use. Learn why doses rise and how to stay safe.

The FDA's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) process lets generic drug makers prove their products are equivalent to brand-name drugs without repeating costly clinical trials. This system saves Americans $373 billion annually and makes 90% of prescriptions affordable.

Many people take their medications wrong because prescription labels are confusing. Learn the most common mistakes, what clear labels should look like, and how to protect yourself from dangerous errors.

Mild liver enzyme elevations from medications are common and rarely dangerous. Learn what they really mean, which drugs cause them, and why stopping your meds may be riskier than keeping them.

Doctors prescribe generics most of the time-but many don’t fully understand why they’re safe. Medical schools rarely teach bioequivalence, leaving providers unsure how to explain it to patients. Here’s what actually works.

Health systems are using AI, shared inventories, and multi-vendor supply chains to fight life-threatening drug shortages. Here’s what’s working-and what’s still broken.