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What Should You Do if You Find Out Your Medication Was Recalled? When your doctor writes you a prescription and you get it filled at your local pharmacy, you trust that the pills or liquid inside the bottle are safe and will help you feel better. In most cases, that’s exactly the case. But sometimes, medications are not only ineffective, but they can also be dangerous. Medications (more...)

Testosterone Therapy Can Cause Heart Attacks As they age, men’s testosterone levels begin to drop. Although small drops aren’t noticeable, the cumulative effect over time can result in diminished energy, mood, sex drive, and more. To combat this problem, there’s a large industry of testosterone replacement therapies that can be administered via pills, injections, gels, patches, and more. While these methods (more...)

Bladder Pain Medication Can Cause Blindness Interstitial cystitis is a condition that can cause serious bladder pain. Patients with this condition have been prescribed a medication called Elmiron for decades to help them manage their bladder pain. Unfortunately, this medication has been linked to vision loss in people who take it. Elmiron can cause a condition called maculopathy, which is an (more...)

Fentanyl Overdoses Now Leading Cause of Death for Adults Ages 18-45 The opioid crisis is unprecedented in America, and it has killed more than 840,000 Americans since 1999. Sadly, the number of opioid-related deaths is increasing rapidly due to the proliferation of fentanyl, an extremely potent synthetic opioid that is 80 times more powerful than morphine. People can be exposed to fentanyl in many different ways. (more...)