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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 Grapefruit Interacts with Certain Drugs: Drug-Food Interactions
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice can cause negative side effects with certain medications.
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High Blood Pressure Medicines
There are many medicines used to treat high blood pressure. Talk to your doctor to help figure out which one…
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Heart Attack | Medicines to Treat Heart Attack
Patients who have had heart attacks benefit from medicine but know the risks and side effects.
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Drug-Food Interactions
Certain foods can interfere with the medicines you take.
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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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Digoxin: A Medicine for Heart Problems
Digoxin is a medicine used to treat certain heart problems such as heart failure. If you have heart failure, digoxin…
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Diethylstilbestrol
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a cancer-causing, synthetic female hormone given to pregnant women between 1938 and 1971.
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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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Cholesterol-lowering Medicines
Prescription medicine can lower cholesterol levels and reduce cardiac events.
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Chickenpox Vaccine
Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease that is easily preventable with the use of a vaccine.
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Beta-Blockers for Heart Problems
Take your beta blockers to stay heart healthy.
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Asthma | Medicines That Can Make It Worse
Certain medicines might make your asthma worse. It’s important to know about medicines that might cause problems before you take…
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Antihistamines
Antihistamines help stop allergy symptoms like itchy eyes and sneezing. They are available in both prescription and over-the-counter forms.
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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.