Category: Medications - Page 2
Adherence Tracking: Digital Tools for Managing Generics
Digital adherence tools help patients take their generic medications as prescribed, reducing hospitalizations and saving billions in healthcare costs. Learn which systems work, who benefits most, and how to get started.
Macrolide Antibiotics and Heart Arrhythmias: What You Need to Know About QT Prolongation Risk
Macrolide antibiotics like azithromycin and clarithromycin can cause dangerous heart rhythm changes by prolonging the QT interval. Learn who's at risk, how to spot warning signs, and what doctors are doing to prevent sudden cardiac events.
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.
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.
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.
Generic Drug Contamination Risks: How to Prevent and Respond to Unsafe Medications
Generic drugs save money but carry hidden contamination risks from global supply chains, aging factories, and weak oversight. Learn how contamination happens, who’s at risk, and what you can do to stay safe.
How Lower Generic Drug Prices Improve Patient Adherence and Cut Healthcare Costs
Lower generic drug prices lead to better patient adherence, fewer hospitalizations, and billions in healthcare savings. Evidence shows cost is the biggest barrier to taking medication-and generics are the fix.