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How vaccination changes for people whose immune systems are suppressed. Key takeaways Live vaccines: generally not recommended in significant immunosu...
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Using prescription and over-the-counter medicines as intended. Most medicine-related harm at home comes from ordinary medicines taken in ordinary ways...
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Using prescription and over-the-counter medicines as intended. Key takeaways Ask a pharmacist: free, no appointment needed Medication review: ask your...
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Staying within the limits of one of the most commonly used medicines in the US. Acetaminophen overdose is a leading cause of acute liver failure in th...
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Staying within the limits of one of the most commonly used medicines in the US. Key takeaways Adult maximum: 4,000 mg in 24 hours; many product labels...
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Using antibiotics only when they will help, and exactly as prescribed. Antimicrobial resistance causes more than 2.8 million infections a year in the...
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Using antibiotics only when they will help, and exactly as prescribed. Key takeaways Ineffective against: colds, flu, most sore throats and most cough...
Continue Reading : Your Questions About Antibiotic Stewardship, Answered The legal and practical rules on driving while taking medicines. Driving impaired by a prescribed medicine is still impaired driving, and several comm...
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The legal and practical rules on driving while taking medicines. Key takeaways The law: driving impaired by any drug, including prescribed ones, is il...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Medicines and Driving Keeping medicines safe, effective and out of reach. Poisoning in young children is common, preventable, and usually involves ordinary medicines left w...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Storing Medicines
Keeping medicines safe, effective and out of reach. Key takeaways Store: cool, dry, up and away and out of sight of children Bathrooms: often too warm...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Storing Medicines One medicine changing the effect of another, or of food or a supplement. Interactions are common, frequently invisible, and some of the most dangerous...
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One medicine changing the effect of another, or of food or a supplement. Key takeaways Common culprits: NSAIDs, blood thinners, antidepressants, antib...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Drug Interactions Ongoing supply of regular medicines without a new appointment each time. Convenience makes it easy for medicines to continue long after they are still...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Prescription Refills Ongoing supply of regular medicines without a new appointment each time. Key takeaways Review: regularly with your doctor or pharmacist, more often fo...
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