Drug Safety

How Imodium Became Appealing to Opioid Addicts

A sports injury from playing squash in high school lead to a herniated disc for Bob Johnson (name changed to protect his privacy), who was…

Aug 20, 2018

Is it the Medicine or the Dye?

Medicine Dye Take a look in your medicine cabinet and you’ll see artificial coloring dye everywhere: orange ibuprofen, red cough drops, purple syrups. Medicine comes…

Oct 5, 2017

Do you have Allergies to the Drug Or to the Binding Agent?

Learn what binding agents are and why they — not your medication — may be causing your allergies. In the ’90s, a customer walked into…

Aug 10, 2017

5 Common Drug Risk Classes for Seniors to Avoid

More than 30 medications and drug risk classes are potentially inappropriate for seniors given that their risks outweigh their benefits. A few years ago, I…

Sep 20, 2016

Drugs With Highest Risk for Dehydration or Heat-Related Illness

People who start certain drugs, such as blood thinners (anticoagulants), cardiovascular medicines, over-the-counter pain killers (NSAIDs/non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), antipsychotics, antidepressants and anticholinergic agents (used to…

Jul 6, 2016

10 Reasons to Love Pharmacists!

1. You don’t need an appointment to talk to your pharmacist. 2. Pharmacists are one of the most trusted professionals – pharmacists rank 2nd behind nurses for honesty…

Oct 3, 2013

What are “long-term effects of medicine”?

A side effect is a symptom that appears within minutes, hours or a day or two of taking a drug. Nausea, a rash, even an…

Nov 30, 2012