Can You Recover From a Cold Without Reaching for Medication?
[This is part II of my deep dive into integrative medicine. You can read part I HERE] There’s something you should know about me: I…
Dec 31, 2025
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Inside the FDA’s Quiet Move to Weaken Drug Approval Standards
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to reduce the default number of clinical trials it will require to approve new drugs, a shift…
Dec 17, 2025
Redesigned MedShadow.org website provides improved ways to explore side effects and safety of medications
In response to demand, MedShadow has improved design, speed, and content organization for users New York, NY - December 15, 2025 - Today, the MedShadow…
Dec 15, 2025
FDA Drug Recalls and Warnings: Serious Risks of Unapproved Botox Injectables
Welcome to the FDA Recalls and Warnings Update, a series dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest medication recalls, manufacturing violations, and quality concerns…
Dec 10, 2025
Off Label
Off label refers to the unapproved use of an approved drug, often to manage conditions for which no specific or adequate treatment exists. This practice…
Dec 4, 2025
The CDC’s New Autism Language Isn’t Caution. It’s Confusion
On November 19, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quietly revised its ‘Autism and Vaccines’ webpage. The updated version now asserts that…
Nov 24, 2025
What to Know About Supplements
2020 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows supplements are part of daily life for more than half of U.S. adults. But…
Nov 14, 2025
Terms and Conditions
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Nov 12, 2025
When the Neighborhood Pharmacy Closes, ‘Everything Changes’
Community pharmacists (those who work in retail pharmacies) are uniquely qualified to provide fast, accurate, and reliable medication advice. And pharmacists have long been regarded…
Nov 10, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: Decades of Recalls Reveal Flaws in the U.S. Opioid Supply Chain
Pain was one of the first sensations Brandy, 44, remembers. Born with spina bifida occulta, a defect that kept part of her spine from fully…
Nov 3, 2025
Clinical Trials and Side Effects
Discover how the FDA clinical trial process works and what its limitations mean for your safety and the effectiveness of drugs in everyday use. Each…
Oct 27, 2025
Zyn and Nicotine: What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You
With two young kids at home and a yearning to live healthier, 38-year-old Ian P. decided in January 2025 to kick his long-time smoking and…
Oct 16, 2025
FDA Drug Recalls and Warnings: Illegal GLP-1 Sales and Misleading Marketing by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly
Welcome to the FDA Recalls and Warnings Update, a series dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest medication recalls, manufacturing violations, and quality concerns…
Oct 15, 2025
Step therapy
Step therapy is a cost-containment strategy used by insurers that requires patients to try and fail on one or more lower-cost medications before approving coverage…
Oct 13, 2025
Can I Take Amiodarone (Pacerone) and Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Together?
A torvastatin (Lipitor, Atorvaliq) was the most commonly prescribed medication in the U.S. in 2023. It belongs to a group of drugs called statins, which can help lower…
Oct 8, 2025
Increasing FDA Lab Inspections
Here’s an alarming fact: More than 2,000 pharmaceutical plants (both overseas and in the U.S.) have not been inspected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in five years…
Oct 7, 2025
Improving Generic Drug Safety
Whenever Virginia resident Marilynn Monroe refills her ADHD medication, she feels like she’s “playing Russian Roulette.” Why? Because she’s never certain which version of her…
Oct 6, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: Real People Share Their Struggles With Generic ADHD Medications
Since MedShadow began publishing our investigative series on quality issues with generic ADHD medications, thousands of people have commented on our TikTok account about their own experiences, and many…
Sep 29, 2025
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: Two-Thirds of Americans Would Pay More for Safer Drugs
Two-thirds of Americans say they would be willing to pay more for medications if they were tested by an independent third party to ensure their…
Sep 15, 2025
