Tag: medication safety
Drug Interactions: How Food, Supplements, and Medications Can Dangerously Clash
Drug interactions between food, supplements, and medications can cause serious harm-like bleeding, organ rejection, or kidney failure. Learn which common foods and supplements clash with prescriptions and how to stay safe.
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How to Compare New Prescription Labels with Your Old Medication for Safety
Learn how to safely compare new prescription labels with old ones to avoid dangerous medication errors. Check names, dosages, manufacturers, and pill appearance to stay safe with generics.
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Pharmacogenomics: How Genetic Testing Makes Medication Safer and More Effective
Pharmacogenomics uses your DNA to predict how you'll respond to medications, reducing dangerous side effects and improving treatment success. Learn how genetic testing is making drugs safer and more effective.
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Language Barriers and Medication Safety: How to Get Help
Language barriers in healthcare lead to dangerous medication errors. Learn how professional interpreters, translated labels, and direct observation can prevent harm-and what patients and providers can do right now to stay safe.
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Generic Drug Recalls and Safety Alerts: What Triggers a Recall
Generic drug recalls happen when manufacturing flaws like contamination, wrong dosages, or labeling errors make medications unsafe. Most are triggered by sterility failures or quality control breakdowns, especially in foreign factories with weak oversight.
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Brown Bag Medication Review Events: How to Prepare for a Safe Medication Checkup
Learn how to prepare for a Brown Bag Medication Review to avoid dangerous drug interactions, reduce unnecessary pills, and improve safety-especially if you're over 65 or taking five or more medications.
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