Prescription Medicines

Isotretinoin is a medicine used to treat very bad acne. It is usually used for cystic acne that did not…

Antibiotics are medicines prescribed by your doctor to treat infections. Overuse can lead to antibiotic resistance.

Antihistamines are medicines that help alleviate allergy symptoms. You can take over-the-counter antihistamines, or your doctor may prescribe one.

If you have asthma, it’s important to know about medicines that might cause problems before you take them.

Beta-blockers are medicine used to treat heart problems and high blood pressure. Learn the benefits and side effects of taking…

Chickenpox is highly contagious and can be very serious. Beginning at 12 months old, almost everyone should have the chickenpox…

Lowering your "bad" cholesterol can reduce your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. There are several medicines used…

Chronic pain can last from 3 months to many years. Medicines to treat it include pain relievers, antidepressants, and…

Diethylstilbestrol, or DES, is a synthetic form of estrogen given to millions of pregnant women from 1938-1971 to prevent complications…

Digoxin is a medicine used to treat certain heart problems such as heart failure.

An adverse drug reaction can occur if your body responds badly to a medicine. Anyone can have an adverse reaction,…

A drug-food interaction occurs when your food and medicine interfere with one another.

If you’ve had a heart attack, your doctor has probably prescribed medicines you’ll need to take for a long time…

High blood pressure can lead to serious health problems, so staying on top of treatment is important. Often, this includes…

Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice affects how your body metabolizes certain medicines. Learn what you need to know about…

Knowing how to use both prescription and over-the-counter medicines properly can be the difference between feeling better or feeling…

Learn what parents should know in order to safely give prescription and nonprescription medicine to children.

If you have depression, your doctor may prescribe medicine to treat it, called an antidepressant. There are many types of…

Steroids work to reduce redness, swelling, and soreness and come in pill form, as inhalers or nasal sprays, and as…

If you don’t take your medicines just the way your doctor tells you to, your HIV might not be exposed…