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How to Identify Counterfeit Pills That Increase Overdose Danger

How to Identify Counterfeit Pills That Increase Overdose Danger

Counterfeit pills disguised as oxycodone or Xanax often contain deadly fentanyl. Learn how to spot them, use fentanyl test strips, carry naloxone, and avoid overdose risks from illicit drugs.

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Why Not All Drugs Have Authorized Generics - And What It Means for Your Prescription Costs

Why Not All Drugs Have Authorized Generics - And What It Means for Your Prescription Costs

Not all drugs have authorized generics - and when they do, the savings are often short-lived. Learn why big pharma uses them to control pricing and how to spot them on your prescription.

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Common Translation Issues on Prescription Labels and How to Get Help

Common Translation Issues on Prescription Labels and How to Get Help

Millions of Americans get prescription labels translated by machines, leading to dangerous errors. Learn how mistranslations happen, why they’re life-threatening, and what you can do to get accurate instructions.

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Pain Neuroscience Education: How Understanding Pain Changes Your Experience

Pain Neuroscience Education: How Understanding Pain Changes Your Experience

Pain Neuroscience Education helps people with chronic pain understand that pain is not always a sign of damage. Learn how changing your understanding of pain can reduce fear, improve movement, and restore your life.

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Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Second-Line Treatments That Work When Antihistamines Fail

Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Second-Line Treatments That Work When Antihistamines Fail

When antihistamines fail for chronic spontaneous urticaria, options like omalizumab, remibrutinib, and dupilumab offer real hope. Learn which second-line treatments work best, why some fail, and what’s coming next.

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Authorized Generics: Same Drug, Different Label - What You Need to Know

Authorized Generics: Same Drug, Different Label - What You Need to Know

Authorized generics are the exact same drug as the brand-name version, just sold under a different label. Learn how they work, why they're cheaper, and how to spot them to save money without sacrificing quality.

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Measuring Education Effectiveness: Tracking Generic Understanding in Patient Care

Measuring Education Effectiveness: Tracking Generic Understanding in Patient Care

Learn how to measure whether patients truly understand their health instructions-not just repeat them. Discover proven methods like teach-back, formative assessment, and criterion-referenced tools to improve outcomes and reduce errors.

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Deprescribing Frameworks: How to Safely Reduce Medications and Cut Side Effects

Deprescribing Frameworks: How to Safely Reduce Medications and Cut Side Effects

Deprescribing frameworks help safely reduce unnecessary medications in older adults to cut side effects, prevent hospitalizations, and improve quality of life. Evidence-based tools like Shed-MEDS and deprescribing.org guide clinicians through the process.

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Portal Vein Thrombosis: How Diagnosis and Anticoagulation Improve Outcomes

Portal Vein Thrombosis: How Diagnosis and Anticoagulation Improve Outcomes

Portal vein thrombosis is a serious but treatable condition. Early diagnosis and anticoagulation significantly improve survival and prevent complications like liver damage and intestinal ischemia. Learn the latest treatment guidelines and what to expect.

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How to Prepare for Allergy Testing for Antibiotic Reactions

How to Prepare for Allergy Testing for Antibiotic Reactions

Learn how to prepare for antibiotic allergy testing to confirm if you're truly allergic to penicillin or other antibiotics. Discover what to stop taking, what to expect during the test, and how it can save you money and improve your treatment.

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