The FDA requires generic drug labels to match brand-name drugs exactly, except for manufacturer details. This ensures safety but creates delays in updating critical warnings. Learn how the system works, its risks, and what’s changing in 2025.
Learn how to safely manage your child's school medications with step-by-step guidelines for parents. Covering paperwork, delivery, storage, emergencies, and end-of-year cleanup, this guide ensures your child gets the right medicine at the right time.
Learn how to safely handle expired inhalers, eye drops, and topical medications. Discover the real risks, proper disposal methods, and why using expired meds can be dangerous-even if they look fine.
Learn how to safely choose over-the-counter medications by reading labels, knowing active ingredients, avoiding dangerous combos, and talking to your pharmacist. Stop guessing-and start protecting your health.
Doctors rarely prescribe brand-name drugs over generics-but when they do, it’s usually for medical reasons. Learn when brand-name prescriptions are necessary, why generics aren’t always interchangeable, and how to protect yourself from unnecessary costs.
Barcode scanning in pharmacies prevents up to 93% of dispensing errors by verifying the right patient, medication, dose, route, and time. Learn how this tech works, where it falls short, and why it’s still the gold standard for medication safety.
Learn how to safely check supplement-drug interactions using trusted clinical databases like NatMed. Step-by-step guide for patients and providers to avoid dangerous interactions and prevent emergency room visits.
Evergreening lets pharmaceutical companies delay generic drugs with minor patent tweaks, keeping prices high. Learn how it works, who uses it, and why it harms patient access to affordable medicine.
Lactic acidosis from medications is rare but deadly. Learn which common drugs like metformin, albuterol, and linezolid can trigger it, who's at risk, how to spot it early, and what to do if it happens.
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic condition that causes dangerously high cholesterol from birth. Early detection through child screening and family testing can prevent heart attacks and save lives - but most cases go undiagnosed.
Compare Tretiva (isotretinoin) with alternatives like antibiotics, topical retinoids, hormonal therapy, and light treatments for severe acne. Learn which option suits your skin type, lifestyle, and health risks.
Azathioprine helps teens manage autoimmune conditions like lupus and Crohn’s disease. Learn how it works, what side effects to watch for, and how to stay safe while living a full life on the medication.