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12 questions to ask your doctor about your prescription drugs
Taking multiple medications means greater risk for side effects and interactions with other prescriptions, which…
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Generic vs. name-brand medication
Patients often ask pharmacists if generic vs. name-brand medication is better. Holly Dillenbeck, a Marshfield…
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National Drug Takeback Day: Clean out your medicine cabinet
The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosts a National Prescription Drug Takeback Day twice a…
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Black box warnings point out drugs’ possible side effects
You may have heard the term “black box warning” for some prescription medications. This doesn’t mean…
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Staying on course: Do I need to finish my antibiotics?
Most of us have probably been prescribed a course of antibiotics. If so, your care…
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Heart condition? Check your medicine cabinet
Some medicines aren’t safe for people with heart conditions because they make heart problems worse…
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Prescription drug abuse in our children
Parents ask yourselves these questions: Who really takes prescribed medications in my home and would…
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