Author: Lee Mckenna
How to Check REMS Requirements Before Starting a Medication
Learn how to check REMS requirements before starting a new medication to avoid delays and ensure safety. Understand FDA-mandated safety steps for high-risk drugs like isotretinoin, opioids, and mycophenolate.
How to File a Direct Complaint with the FDA as a Patient
Learn how to file a direct complaint with the FDA as a patient. Step-by-step guide on reporting adverse reactions, device failures, and supplement issues through MedWatch. Your report could save lives.
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Fournier’s Gangrene: What You Need to Know Now
SGLT2 inhibitors help manage diabetes and protect the heart and kidneys, but they carry a rare risk of Fournier’s gangrene. Learn the early warning signs and what to do immediately if you notice them.
How to Store Medications Safely in Hot Climates While Traveling
Learn how to store medications safely in hot climates while traveling. Avoid heat damage to insulin, EpiPens, birth control, and other critical drugs with proven storage methods and smart gear.
Import Alerts: How the FDA Blocks Drugs from Non-Compliant Manufacturers
The FDA uses Import Alerts to block drugs from manufacturers with poor quality practices. Learn how the Green List, DWPE system, and new GLP-1 enforcement are reshaping global pharmaceutical supply chains and what it means for patients and producers.
Levothyroxine and Proton Pump Inhibitors: What You Need to Know About Absorption Interactions
Levothyroxine and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can interfere with each other, reducing thyroid hormone absorption. Learn how this interaction works, who’s at risk, and what to do if you're taking both.
Authorized Generics vs Traditional Generics: What You Need to Know
Authorized generics are identical to brand-name drugs but sold without the brand label. Traditional generics may have different inactive ingredients. Learn how they differ, when it matters, and how to know which one you're getting.
Professional Liability and Generic Substitution: How Pharmacists Can Reduce Risk
Generic substitution saves money but increases legal risk for pharmacists. Learn how state laws, high-risk drugs, and poor patient communication create liability traps - and what you can do to protect yourself and your patients.
Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia: How to Spot and Treat It
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) is when long-term opioid use makes pain worse instead of better. Learn how to recognize the signs, why it happens, and what treatments actually work - from tapering doses to ketamine and genetic testing.
Patient Safety Goals in Medication Dispensing and Pharmacy Practice: How to Prevent Errors and Save Lives
Medication errors kill 250,000 Americans yearly. Learn how the National Patient Safety Goals, barcode systems, high-alert drug protocols, and AI are reducing pharmacy dispensing errors and saving lives.