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Beta-Blockers for Heart Problems
Take your beta blockers to stay heart healthy.
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How Grapefruit Interacts with Certain Drugs: Drug-Food Interactions
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice can cause negative side effects with certain medications.
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Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help
Antibiotics are medicines prescribed by your doctor to treat infections. Overuse can lead to antibiotic resistance.
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Ways to Control Pain Outside of Opioids
Opioids are powerful medicines that treat pain. However, they can be addictive. Your doctor may be able to help you…
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Safe Use, Storage, and Disposal of Opioid Drugs
It’s important to take opioids exactly as prescribed by your doctor. You should also take care storing and disposing of…
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Medical Marijuana
While doctors are investigating the pros and cons of medical marijuana, some research shows it may have a positive impact…
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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medicine people can take before coming into contact with HIV that can prevent them from…
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Nasal Sprays: How to Use Them Correctly
Nasal sprays are liquid medicines you spray into your nose to help relieve congestion. Using nasal sprays the correct way…
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Drug Reactions
An adverse drug reaction can occur if your body responds badly to a medicine. Anyone can have an adverse reaction,…
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Insulin Therapy
All people who have type 1 diabetes and some people who have type 2 diabetes need to take insulin to…
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How to Stop Steroid Medicines Safely
Steroids work to reduce redness, swelling, and soreness and come in pill form, as inhalers or nasal sprays, and as…
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Digoxin: A Medicine for Heart Problems
Digoxin is a medicine used to treat certain heart problems such as heart failure.
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Chronic Pain Medicines
Chronic pain can last from 3 months to many years. Medicines to treat it include pain relievers, antidepressants, and…
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Oral Medicines for Diabetes
Oral diabetes medicines are medicines that you take by mouth to help control your blood sugar level.
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How to Get the Most From Your Medicine
Knowing how to use both prescription and over-the-counter medicines properly can be the difference between feeling better or feeling…
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How to Take HIV Medicines
If you don’t take your medicines just the way your doctor tells you to, your HIV might not be exposed…
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Asthma | Medicines That Can Make It Worse
If you have asthma, it’s important to know about medicines that might cause problems before you take them.
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Antihistamines
Antihistamines are medicines that help alleviate allergy symptoms. You can take over-the-counter antihistamines, or your doctor may prescribe one.
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Acne | Isotretinoin
Isotretinoin is a medicine used to treat very bad acne. It is usually used for cystic acne that did not…
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Types of Antidepressants
Antidepressants are a group of prescription medicines that treat depression.