Category: Health & Wellness - Page 2
How to Prevent Look-Alike Packaging Confusion in the Pharmacy
Look-alike packaging in pharmacies causes thousands of preventable medication errors each year. Learn practical, low-cost strategies like Tall Man Lettering, physical separation, and barcode scanning to stop mix-ups before they happen.
Foreign Manufacturing Issues: Quality Concerns in Overseas Production
Overseas manufacturing quality failures are rising, with contaminated drugs, falsified records, and unsafe materials slipping into U.S. supply chains. Here’s what’s really happening-and how to protect yourself.
Foreign Manufacturing Quality Issues: How Overseas Production Risks Are Rising in 2025
Foreign manufacturing quality issues are worsening in 2025, with contaminated drugs, material fraud, and weak oversight putting consumers at risk. Learn how to protect your supply chain before it's too late.
Bariatric Vitamins: Preventing Deficiencies After Weight Loss Surgery
After bariatric surgery, your body can't absorb nutrients like before. Bariatric vitamins are not optional-they're essential to prevent life-threatening deficiencies like B12 nerve damage, bone loss from vitamin D, and anemia from iron. Learn what you need, why it matters, and how to stay on track.
Checking Your Medicine Cabinet for Expired Drugs: A Simple Checklist for Safety
Expired medications can be dangerous-even if they look fine. Learn how to safely check, dispose of, and store your medicines with this simple twice-yearly checklist to protect your family’s health.
Pregnancy Trimester-Specific Medication Risks: Safer Timing Strategies
Learn how medication risks change during each trimester of pregnancy. Discover which drugs are safest at each stage, what to avoid, and how to make informed choices with your healthcare provider.
Blood Level Testing: When Clinicians Should Order NT-proBNP Tests
NT-proBNP blood testing is a critical tool for diagnosing heart failure. Learn when clinicians should order it, how to interpret results based on age and kidney function, and why it reduces unnecessary hospitalizations.
First Generic Approval: Why It Matters and What It Means for Your Medication Costs
First generic approval by the FDA unlocks 180 days of exclusive sales for the first company to launch a generic drug, driving down prices by 70-90% and saving patients billions. Here’s how it works and why it matters for your prescriptions.
How to Prevent Phototoxicity During Antibiotic Therapy: Simple, Proven Steps
Learn how to prevent painful sunburns and skin damage while taking antibiotics like doxycycline or ciprofloxacin. Simple steps: take meds at night, use SPF 50+, wear UPF clothing, and avoid peak sun hours.
Combining Multiple Sedatives: The Hidden Danger of CNS Depression
Mixing sedatives like opioids, benzodiazepines, or alcohol can dangerously slow your breathing and lead to coma or death. Learn the risks, who’s most vulnerable, and what to do now.
Diabetic Retinopathy: How High Blood Sugar Damages Your Eyes and What Laser Treatment Can Do
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults with diabetes. Learn how high blood sugar damages the retina, what laser treatment does, and why regular eye exams are your best defense against blindness.
OTC First Aid Medications: Antiseptics, Antibiotic Ointments, and Pain Relief Explained
Learn which OTC first aid medications actually work for cuts, pain, and infections - and which ones to avoid. Get clear, science-backed advice on antiseptics, antibiotic ointments, and pain relievers for your home first aid kit.
