Archive: 2025/12

Bridging Studies for NTI Generics: Ensuring Safety and Efficacy in Critical Medications

Bridging studies for NTI generics ensure that life-saving medications like warfarin and levothyroxine are safe and effective when switched to generic versions. Learn why these studies are stricter, costlier, and more complex than for regular generics.

How to Report Side Effects After Switching to a Generic Medication

Learn how to report side effects after switching to a generic medication. Step-by-step guide on using FDA MedWatch, what info to provide, why your report matters, and how to protect your health.

Tyramine and MAOIs: Foods to Avoid with These Antidepressants

MAOIs can cause dangerous blood pressure spikes when mixed with tyramine-rich foods like aged cheese, cured meats, and soy sauce. Know exactly which foods to avoid and why newer MAOI forms are safer.

How to Participate in Patient Registries for Drug Safety

Learn how to join patient registries for drug safety, why they matter, what data you’ll share, and how your participation helps protect others. Step-by-step guidance for patients on mandatory and voluntary registries.

Metabolic Syndrome: How Waist Size, Triglycerides, and Glucose Control Are Linked

Metabolic syndrome links waist size, high triglycerides, and poor glucose control through insulin resistance. Learn how these three factors drive heart disease and diabetes-and what actually works to reverse them.

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Measuring the Value of Generic Drugs

Cost-effectiveness analysis reveals how generic drugs save billions-but only if we choose the right ones. Learn why some generics cost 15x more than equally effective alternatives and how to spot real savings.

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Understanding the Genetic Cause of Early-Onset COPD and Available Treatments

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency is a genetic cause of early-onset COPD that's often missed. Learn how it works, who's at risk, and what treatments - including new subcutaneous therapies - can slow lung damage.

Therapeutic Equivalence Codes: How the FDA Determines If Generic Drugs Can Be Substituted

Therapeutic equivalence codes from the FDA tell pharmacists which generic drugs can be safely swapped for brand-name medications. Learn how A and B codes work, why they matter, and what to do if your prescription has a B rating.

CBD Products and Prescription Medications: What You Need to Know About Dangerous Interactions

CBD can dangerously interfere with prescription medications by blocking liver enzymes that process drugs. Learn which meds are at risk-including blood thinners, heart drugs, and seizure medications-and what steps to take to stay safe.

Medications You Should Never Use After the Expiration Date

Some expired medications lose potency, but others can become dangerous. Learn which drugs you should never use after their expiration date-including insulin, epinephrine, and liquid antibiotics-and how to store and dispose of them safely.