Take Charge of Your Health: Lack of Information Worries Patient with a UTI
Friday August 29, 2008
Medication Errors: Don't Let This Happen to You! Dr. Mike shares a story from the news or one of his readers about a medication error.
A friend shared this story ... Read More
First Drug for Treatment of Chorea in Huntington’s Disease Approved by FDA
Wednesday August 27, 2008
News from the FDAEach week, Dr. Mike brings you the latest news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration including alerts, new drug approvals, new drug indications, and first time ... Read More
Is My Generic Medication Causing Side Effects? A Question for Dr. Mike
Tuesday August 26, 2008
Got a Question? Ask Dr. Mike
A question from a reader: I have been on a heart drug for many years. In the last several months I have had major ... Read More
Medicare “Doughnut Hole” Leads Some Elderly to Go Without Medication
Friday August 22, 2008
This Week’s Medication News Each week, Dr. Mike highlights the latest news about medications.
3.4 million Medicare Part D plan enrollees reached a gap in their prescription drug coverage, according to ... Read More
Deaths Linked To Diabetes Drug Byetta Warns FDA
Wednesday August 20, 2008
News from the FDAEach week, Dr. Mike brings you the latest news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration including alerts, new drug approvals, new drug indications, and first time ... Read More
Reactions to Antibiotics Send Thousands to Emergency Rooms Every Year
Monday August 18, 2008
What Your Doctor Is ReadingWhat your doctor is reading is a regular feature that reviews current information about medications from medical journals often read by physicians.
Antibiotic-associated adverse events lead to ... Read More
Prescription Antacids May Increase Risk of Bone Fractures
Friday August 15, 2008
This Week's Medication News Each week, Dr. Mike highlights the latest news about medications.
The long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for acid reflux (GERD) and peptic ulcers increases the ... Read More
Dr. Mike's Friend Suffers Serious Medication Side Effects
Thursday August 14, 2008
Medication Errors: Don’t Let This Happen to You! Each week, Dr. Mike shares a story from the news or one of his readers about a medication error.
A good friend ... Read More
One in Ten U.S. Children Using OTC Cough, Cold Medications
Monday August 11, 2008
What Your Doctor Is ReadingWhat your doctor is reading is a regular feature that reviews current information about medications from medical journals often read by physicians.
About one in ten children ... Read More
Fatal Medication Errors Increase With Use of Alcohol and Street Drugs
Friday August 8, 2008
This Week’s Medication News Each week, Dr. Mike highlights the latest news about medications.
Deaths from medication errors due to a combination of prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, and alcohol and/or street ... Read More
Grapefruit Juice and Lipitor – My Pharmacist Didn’t Know the Facts.
Thursday August 7, 2008
Medication Errors: Don't Let This Happen to You! Each week, Dr. Mike shares a story from the news or one of his readers about a medication error.
Lipitor and grapefruit juice ... Read More
Fraudulent Cancer Treatment Claims on the Internet
Wednesday August 6, 2008
News from the FDAEach week, Dr. Mike brings you the latest news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration including alerts, new drug approvals, new drug indications, and first time ... Read More
What Your Doctor Is Reading: Drugs, Driving, and Accidents — Is Your Doctor Libel for Writing the Prescription?
Monday August 4, 2008
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What your doctor is reading is a regular feature that reviews current information about medications from medical journals often read by physicians.
Does your doctor have any responsibility to inform you ... Read More
Zyprexa-Diabetes Link ‘Neutralized’ by Eli Lilly Drug Reps, According to Bloomberg.com
Friday August 1, 2008
Court documents unsealed in an Alaska lawsuit against Eli Lilly reveal that drug reps promoting the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa (olanzapine) were directed "to neutralize the diabetes/hyperglycemia issue." Further, according to ... Read More