Archive: 2025/12

Digital Mental Health: Apps, Teletherapy, and Privacy Considerations

Digital mental health apps and teletherapy offer convenient support for anxiety and depression, but privacy risks and low user retention are major concerns. Learn what works, what doesn’t, and how to choose safely in 2025.

Dong Quai and Warfarin: What You Need to Know About the Bleeding Risk

Dong Quai and warfarin can dangerously increase bleeding risk due to combined anticoagulant effects. Learn why experts warn against combining them, what the science says, and what to do if you're using both.

What Are Drug Side Effects: Definition, Causes, and Real-World Examples

Drug side effects are unintended reactions to medications that can range from mild to life-threatening. Learn what causes them, how common they are, and real examples from everyday drugs-plus what to do if you experience them.

Antifungal Medications: Azoles, Echinocandins, and What You Need to Know About Safety

Azoles and echinocandins are key antifungal drugs for serious fungal infections. Learn how they work, their safety risks, drug interactions, and which one is right for you based on your condition and health history.

Mandatory Substitution Worldwide: How Different Countries Handle Legal Requirements for Alternatives

Mandatory substitution laws vary globally, affecting banking, mental health, and chemicals. This article compares how the EU, U.S., Canada, and others enforce rules that force one thing to replace another - and what it really means for patients and businesses.

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: Managing Bleeding Side Effects

Dual antiplatelet therapy reduces heart attacks after stents but increases bleeding risk. Learn how to manage bleeding with shorter treatment, drug switches, and personalized plans based on the latest guidelines.

Herbal Supplements That Interact with Common Prescription Drugs

Many herbal supplements like St. John’s Wort and ginkgo biloba can dangerously interact with prescription drugs, reducing effectiveness or causing life-threatening side effects. Learn which supplements to avoid and what to do if you're taking both.

Baseline CK Testing for Statins: When It’s Really Needed

Baseline CK testing before starting statins isn't needed for everyone - but it's critical for those at higher risk of muscle side effects. Learn who should get tested and why it matters.

Pravastatin Tolerability in Older Adults: Side Effect Profile

Pravastatin is one of the safest statins for older adults, with fewer muscle side effects and drug interactions than other options. Learn how it compares, who benefits most, and what to watch for.

Vitamin D and Statin Tolerance: What the Evidence Really Shows

Does low vitamin D make statins harder to tolerate? Evidence is mixed. Some patients benefit from correction, but large trials show no overall benefit. Here's what actually works.

Injectable Medication Shortages: Why Hospital Pharmacies Are on the Front Line

Hospital pharmacies are on the front lines of a growing crisis: injectable medication shortages. With 226 drugs still in short supply as of mid-2025, hospitals face daily disruptions to care, delayed treatments, and ethical dilemmas - all because of broken supply chains and low-profit generics.

Insurer Pressure: How Providers Respond to Generic Drug Substitution Requirements

Insurers push providers to use generic drugs to cut costs, but rigid substitution rules are causing delays, patient harm, and administrative overload. Learn how providers are adapting-and where the system is failing.