Prescription Medicines

Learn about isotretinoin, a prescription treatment for acne.

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

Learn about antihistamines and how to safely take your prescription antihistamine.

Some medicines might make your asthma symptoms worse. Learn what medicines 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…

Medical information about the chickenpox vaccine from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Learn what medicines your doctor may prescribe to help lower your cholesterol levels.

Learn about the medicines used to treat chronic pain (pain that lasts a long time), including acetaminophen, NSAIDs and…

Information about the effects of exposure to diethylstilbestrol, a medicine given to pregnant women from 1938 to 1971.

Learn how to safely take digoxin, a medicine used to treat certain heart problems.

Learn what you need to know about your medicines to help prevent adverse drug reactions.

Many medicines can be affected by what you eat and when you eat it. Learn what you need to know…

After you have a heart attack, there are many medicines that can help you recover and prevent you from having…

Learn about medicines used to treat high blood pressure.

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

Learn what you need to know about your medicines to make sure you take them correctly.

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

Practice safe behaviors to prevent children from accidental or uninformed use of over-the-counter medicine or prescription drugs.

Learn the safest ways to take antidepressants.

Information about steroid medicines from the American Academy of Family Physicians.