Author: Graham Everly - Page 2
PAMORAs are the only drugs that treat opioid-induced constipation without reducing pain relief. Learn how methylnaltrexone, naloxegol, and naldemedine work, their effectiveness, side effects, and real-world costs.
Learn the simple 7-step process to audit your medication bag before leaving the pharmacy - a proven way to catch dispensing errors and prevent dangerous mistakes before they happen.
The FDA now conducts unannounced inspections of foreign food facilities to ensure U.S. food safety standards. Overseas plants must be ready 24/7 with digital records, bilingual staff, and full compliance-or risk shipment refusal and criminal penalties.
Create a personalized food and medication interaction checklist to prevent dangerous reactions. Learn what to include, how to rate risks, where to find accurate info, and how to use it daily for better health.
Learn how to build a simple, reliable daily medication routine that fits your life-not the other way around. Proven strategies to stop missing doses and stay healthy.
Patent Term Restoration (PTE) lets drug and device makers recover patent time lost during FDA approval. Learn how it works, who qualifies, and why documentation is everything.
Learn how to talk to your doctor about stopping unnecessary medications safely. Discover proven strategies to start deprescribing conversations, what to say, what to avoid, and how to prepare for a successful medication review.
IBS causes recurring abdominal pain, bloating, and bowel changes. Learn the real symptoms, common triggers like FODMAPs and stress, and effective medications - plus what actually works beyond pills.
Learn how to access and use the FDA's FAERS database for drug safety monitoring. Explore public tools, raw data downloads, and the OpenFDA API to identify potential adverse events and understand real-world drug risks.
GLP-1 nausea is common but manageable. Learn how small meals, slow dose increases, ginger, acupressure bands, and fluid timing can help you stick with your medication without quitting due to side effects.
Track vitamin K consistently with a food diary to keep your INR stable while on warfarin. Avoid dangerous bleeding or clotting risks by logging greens, oils, and supplements daily.
Some medications become dangerous after expiration-especially insulin, epinephrine, and liquid antibiotics. Learn which ones to never use past their date and why storing them properly matters.