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Common Medications

Alendronate (Fosamax) for bone strength
Allergy shots
Choose the best insect repellent
Clarinex for allergies
Cold medicines
Diuretics
Giving acetaminophen to your child
Giving ibuprofen to your child
Hormone replacement therapy
Sleep medications
Smoking cessation drugs: bupropion
Statin drugs

Treatment: By Medication and Devices

Allergy shots
Ankinra may help ease the pain of rheumatoid arthritis
Besides a shot: other ways to fight the flu
An option for treating degenerative disc disease
Arixtra: protection against post-surgical blood clots
Biologic agents and the treatment of autoimmune disorders
Botulism: killer or wonder drug?
Capsule endoscopy takes pictures of small intestine
Correcting vision with refractive eye surgery
Fighting the flu with antiviral drugs
Frovatriptan may offer longer relief from migraine pain
Giving prescription medicines to your child
Heartburn: not just for adults—kids get it too
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): does it reduce heart disease risk in postmenopausal women?
Insulin types
Leukotriene inhibitors for asthma and allergies
Propecia: the baldness pill: does it work?
Statin drugs: not just for high cholesterol?
Transdermal patches for weight loss: safe or sorry?

Treatment: By Condition

Allergy shots
Besides a shot: other ways to fight the flu
An option for treating degenerative disc disease
Biologic agents and the treatment of autoimmune disorders
Blood clots: Arixtra may offer protection against post-surgical blood clots
Emergency contraception
Fighting the flu with antiviral drugs
Gallstones: anatomy of a gallstone
Heartburn: not just for adults—kids get it too
High blood pressure: olmesartan to lower blood pressure
Leukotriene inhibitors for asthma and allergies
Migraine headache: frovatriptan may offer longer relief from migraine pain
Osteoporosis drug: alendronate (Fosamax) for bone strength
Rheumatoid arthritis: anakinra may help ease the pain of rheumatoid arthritis
Sleep aids: what you need to know
Asthma: tips for controlling your asthma
Weight loss: transdermal patches for weight loss: safe or sorry?

Prevention

FluMist: a painless option to the annual flu shot
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): does it reduce heart disease risk in postmenopausal women?
Medication non-adherence and chronic conditions
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccine: questions and answers
Preventive cardiology: aspirin
Preventive cardiology: beta-blockers
The avian flu vaccine
What are vaccines?

Questions and Tips

Acetaminophen: are you taking too much?
Antibiotics: to prescribe or not prescribe?
Are drugs on the net safe?
Beware when buying medications abroad
Could your depression be related to your medication?
Do your medications actually work?
Drug expiration dates: how accurate are they?
Drug interactions: what you need to know
Drug tests: don't fall victim to a "false-positive"
Food and medicine interactions
Getting help to pay for prescriptions
How to safely dispose of medications
Keeping prescription drugs safe
Kids and caffeine: are they getting too much?
In-home pregnancy tests: your questions answered
Medication questions? Ask the pharmacist.
Medications and pregnancy
Methamphetamine abuse
Off-label drug use: is it safe?
Over-the-counter drugs: follow the instructions
Pain relief medications: are they good for you?
Personalized medicine
Picking a pain reliever: which one should you take?
Pill splitting can save money, but talk to your doctor first
Prescription drugs and sex—not always a good mix
Preventing medical errors
Should you take part in a clinical research trial?
Taking prescription medications
Testing medications: who's being left out?
Tips for safely buying medications online
Tips for safely using medications
Too many pills on your plate? How to simplify your medication regimen
Unconventional treatment: who pays for 'other kinds' of care?

Cancer Treatment

Coping with hair loss from chemotherapy
Coping with the side effects of chemotherapy
Fulvestrant—another option for breast cancer treatment
MammoSite®: an internal radiation device for breast cancer treatment

Diabetes Treatment

Dermagraft helps heal diabetic foot ulcers
Diabetes: technologies make management easier
Islet-cell transplants: the end of insulin shots?

Heart Treatment

Drugs that may lead to heart damage
FDA approved heart assist pump for permanent implantation
Heart attack: avoiding a first heart attack with aspirin
Olmesartan: to lower blood pressure
Preventive cardiology: aspirin
Preventive cardiology: beta-blockers

This content is reviewed regularly and is updated when new and relevant evidence is made available. This information is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with questions regarding a medical condition.