Prescription Medicines

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

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

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

Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a cancer-causing, synthetic female hormone given to pregnant women between 1938 and 1971.

Prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines are stronger than over-the-counter medicines and can be used to treat a number of conditions.

Taking medicines after recovering from alcohol or drug addiction can have many pitfalls. There is advice you should follow to…

Antidepressants are medicines prescribed to treat depression. You should work with your doctor to find the right one for…

Certain foods can interfere with the medicines you take.

Certain medicines might make your asthma worse. It’s important to know about medicines that might cause problems before you take…

Isotretinoin is a medicine used to treat very bad acne and it has certain side effects to consider.

There are many medicines used to treat high blood pressure. Talk to your doctor to help figure out which one…

Naltrexone is a medicine used to treat alcoholism that reduces your desire for alcohol.

Patients who have had heart attacks benefit from medicine but know the risks and side effects.

Nasal sprays are liquid medicines you spray into your nose to help relieve congestion. Using nasal sprays the correct way…

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