For many health conditions, finding the right medication is often a matter of trial and error. Patients, along with their physicians, are tasked with weighing factors like a medication’s effectiveness, side effects and hassle. Not surprisingly, cost also plays a large part in the decision. What good is a medication if it means you can’t…

Endometriosis is a common cause of painful periods, pelvic pain and infertility, affecting more than 11% of women in the US ages 15 to 44. Unfortunately, non-surgical treatments for endometriosis have been limited. In fact, the introduction of Orilissa in July marked the first time a new endometriosis drug has entered the market in nearly…

Is your cough keeping you awake or driving your co-workers crazy? Read on. There are many prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications for suppressing coughs, but studies show they don’t all work. Some are addictive, and others aren’t any more effective than a placebo. So, what should you take for your cough? Non-prescription and over-the-counter cough…

In the land of high blood pressure medications, ACE inhibitors and ARBs are pretty standard. That means that if you are being treated for high blood pressure, you’re likely to be on one of these medications. ACE inhibitors and ARBs represent two groups of drugs that treat hypertension, but they differ in how they work…

Just last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new warning for SGLT2 inhibitors, a class of drugs used to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. According to the FDA, a serious bacterial infection known as necrotizing fasciitis has been reported in the genital area of some patients taking SGLT2…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common condition that affects up to 10% of individuals aged 40 years or older. It’s also the third-leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 120,000 individuals each year. Treating COPD can be complicated with all of the rescue inhalers and maintenance medications out there….

Camber Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary recall of one lot of montelukast (Singulair), used to treat symptoms of asthma, due to a medication mix-up. According to the FDA, the bottles labelled “montelukast sodium tablets, 10 mg” were found to instead contain 50 mg tablets of the blood pressure drug, losartan. What is montelukast for? Montelukast…

There is widespread use of zolpidem (Ambien) for insomnia, but is it always safe? Occasional insomnia that interferes with your life or a disrupted sleep cycle due to travel are perfect opportunities for short-term use of the atypical benzodiazepine drug, zolpidem. After all, zolpidem at low doses (as low as 5 mg) for short periods…

Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) is a popular medication used to treat heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), but it can be expensive—the cash price for a 30-day supply can cost well over $300. What’s more, even though generic dexlansoprazole was approved in 2017, we may have to wait some time until it hits pharmacies. Luckily, there are…

Did you know that the flu shot is just one of many ways to get vaccinated against the flu? Here, we’ll walk you through the various flu vaccine options so you can choose the one that best suits your body and lifestyle! Although no prevention method will guarantee you won’t get sick, getting a flu…