Archive: 2025/12

Learn how to recognize the life-threatening signs of sedative and sleep medication overdose - from unresponsiveness and slowed breathing to cyanosis. Act fast to save a life.

De facto combinations - taking separate generic pills instead of a single fixed-dose combination - offer dosing flexibility but increase the risk of missed doses and drug interactions. Learn when it’s safe and when it’s not.

Soy products can reduce levothyroxine absorption by up to 30%. Learn how to time your meals and medication to avoid interference without giving up soy foods. Best practices for morning and bedtime dosing, what foods to avoid, and real-life tips.

Biosimilars offer major cost savings over brand-name biologics, but insurance barriers like prior authorization and same-tier placement make them hard to access. Patients pay nearly the same out-of-pocket costs - defeating the purpose.

A liver-healthy diet based on the Mediterranean pattern can reduce liver fat, lower inflammation, and improve liver enzymes-without drugs. Learn what to eat, what to avoid, and how real people reversed early-stage liver disease through food.

The Military Shelf Life Extension Program proves many drugs remain effective years past their expiration dates when stored properly - challenging conventional wisdom and saving billions. Here’s what it reveals about drug stability.

Understand the difference between Type A and Type B adverse drug reactions-why some side effects are predictable and dose-related, while others are rare, dangerous, and immune-driven. Learn how to recognize, respond to, and report them.

Learn about generic availability and alternatives for gastrointestinal combination products like ibuprofen-famotidine, H. pylori regimens, and vonoprazan. Discover cost-saving options, insurance hurdles, and what’s coming next in GI treatment.

If you get the wrong medication from the pharmacy, stop taking it immediately. Contact your doctor, preserve evidence, report the error, and know your legal rights. Wrong pills can cause serious harm - here’s what to do next.

Learn how to reduce side effects from asthma steroid inhalers with proven techniques like spacer use, mouth rinsing, and dose reduction. Discover which steroids are safest and who needs extra monitoring.

Closed-loop insulin delivery systems automate blood sugar control for type 1 diabetes, improving time-in-range by 10-15% and reducing hypoglycemia. Learn how Control-IQ, Omnipod 5, and iLet compare, real-world results, costs, and who benefits most.

Celiac disease can cause elevated liver enzymes and fatty liver even without digestive symptoms. The link is autoimmune, dietary, and genetic - and the fix is often as simple as going gluten-free.