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Drug Safety

Goodbye, Benadryl: It Is Time For You To Retire

Sometimes, old ideas and time-tested treatments remain the best. Newer doesn’t always mean better. Except in the case of one of our oldest antihistamines, tried-and-true Benadryl.

Feb 26, 2020

What Are the Side Effects of Abilify?

Abilify (aripiprazole) was developed to treat schizophrenia — but only 1% of Americans have schizophrenia. A few years later it was approved for use in bipolar disorders, which about 1.5% of all Americans have.

Oct 7, 2019

Are Common MRI Contrast Dyes (GBCAs) Safe?

I’ve undergone at least three – maybe four – breast MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging). And until I started working on this article, I had no idea that those imaging studies might pose a long-term risk…

Aug 4, 2019

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 initially given ocodeine for his pain, and then bumped up…

Aug 20, 2018

Is it the Medicine or the 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 in different colors for different reasons: Some capsule shades help you distinguish…

Oct 5, 2017

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

Today, Tomaka is media liaison for the American Pharmacists Association. He’s also a big advocate for binding agent allergy awareness. Binding agents hold chemicals together into a form that can be injected, applied, or swallowed,…

Aug 10, 2017

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 treat asthma, incontinence) face a higher risk of heat-related illnesses…

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 and ethical standards.

Oct 3, 2013
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