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17 Sep
Using a CBD Product? Be Sure to Tell Your Doctor

Using a CBD Product? Be Sure to Tell Your Doctor

Cannabinoid products may interfere with some prescription medications, so people who use them should add these to the list of supplements they tell their doctors about.

This interference could have serious health consequences, according to Penn State Health, which offere...

18 Jan
Herbal Remedies & You: 6 Tips to Safeguard Your Health

Herbal Remedies & You: 6 Tips to Safeguard Your Health

Not all prescription drugs and dietary herbal supplements work well together.

It's important to be aware of possible drug/supplement interactions that could be harmful, according to the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (

10 Jan
In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids

In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids

Could a simple letter prompt doctors to prescribe opioids more safely?

Yes, claims new research that found reminding doctors to check a prescription database before doling out opioids increased their engagement with the program, having the potential to create more inform...

12 Dec
Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds

Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds

For some people, dozens of U.S.-approved drugs can lead to a rare but often fatal brain infection.

Researchers have now confirmed a strong link between four genetic mutations and this illness, called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).

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13 Oct
COVID Drug Paxlovid Might Interact With Heart Meds

COVID Drug Paxlovid Might Interact With Heart Meds

The COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid has been a game-changer in the global pandemic, shielding high-risk patients from the coronavirus' most devastating effects.

But

16 Dec
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm

Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm

Many people turn to marijuana or cannabidiol to ease their achy joints and help them sleep, but a new study suggests that could wreak havoc with any other medications they're taking.

Why? Because the body uses the same set of enzymes to process them all, scientists repor...

13 Dec
Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery

Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery

Older adults have a higher risk of delirium after hip and knee surgery if they're taking anxiety, depression or insomnia drugs, researchers say.

"Our findings show that different classes of medicine are riskier than others when it comes to causing delirium after surgery,...

29 Nov
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study

Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study

Nearly 1 in 5 people with hypertension may be unintentionally taking a drug for another condition that causes their blood pressure to climb even higher, a new study suggests.

Left untreated or undertreated, high blood pressure will increase your risk for heart attack, s...

22 Nov
Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'

Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'

Most prescriptions for the medication gabapentin are for unapproved uses -- and many patients end up taking it along with drugs that create potentially dangerous interactions.

That's the conclusion of a new study that looked at "off-label" use of gabapentin. In the Unite...

21 Oct
Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID

Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID

It's a drug that's been supported by some conservative media figures, but taking ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 might land you in the hospital, a new study warns.

Interest in the drug surged last summer as the highly contagious Delta variant took over the United...

21 Sep
Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs

Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs

An animal tranquilizer, xylazine, is increasingly linked to drug overdose deaths across the United States, health officials say.

According to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, xylazine has turned up in overdose deaths in 25 of 38 stat...