Author: Matt Cotton - Page 2
Long-Term Effects of Medication Overdose on Health
Medication overdose can cause permanent brain damage, organ failure, and mental health disorders - even if you survive. Learn how oxygen deprivation, toxic chemicals, and delayed treatment lead to lifelong health consequences.
How to Involve Family or Caregivers in Medication Support
Learn how family and caregivers can effectively support medication adherence with practical tools, routines, and expert-backed strategies to prevent errors, reduce hospital visits, and improve health outcomes.
How Medicines Work and When Medications Are Safe to Use
Learn how medicines interact with your body at a molecular level and why understanding their mechanism of action is key to using them safely. Real-world examples and expert insights on avoiding dangerous side effects.
Generic Approval Timelines: How Long FDA Reviews Take
Learn how long the FDA takes to approve generic drugs, what affects approval timelines, and why some generics reach the market faster than others. Key data from 2025 shows major improvements in review speed.
Steroid-Induced Psychosis: How to Recognize and Treat It in an Emergency
Steroid-induced psychosis is a serious but treatable side effect of high-dose corticosteroids. Learn how to recognize early signs, manage emergencies with low-dose antipsychotics, and safely taper steroids to prevent lasting harm.
Immunotherapy: How Checkpoint Inhibitors and CAR-T Cell Therapy Fight Cancer
Checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T cell therapy are two powerful immunotherapies that help the immune system fight cancer. Learn how they work, who benefits most, their side effects, and why combining them could be the next big leap in cancer treatment.
How to Prevent Wrong-Dose Errors with Liquid Medications: A Practical Guide for Caregivers and Clinicians
Wrong-dose errors with liquid medications are a leading cause of preventable harm. Learn how using oral syringes, metric-only labels, and ENFit connectors can stop these errors at home and in clinics.
Aminoglycoside Antibiotics and Kidney Damage: What You Need to Know About Nephrotoxicity
Aminoglycoside antibiotics like gentamicin and tobramycin are powerful but can cause kidney damage in up to 25% of patients. Learn how it happens, who's at risk, and how to prevent it.
Medication Switching: How Changing Psychiatric Drugs Affects Your Mind
Changing psychiatric meds can trigger emotional turmoil, loss of identity, and withdrawal symptoms-even when the new drug is chemically identical. Here’s what really happens to your mind when you switch.
Pain Management Combinations: Available Generic Fixed-Dose Products
Generic fixed-dose pain combinations like tramadol/acetaminophen and ibuprofen/acetaminophen offer stronger relief than single drugs for acute pain. Learn which ones are available, how they work, their risks, and how to use them safely.