Pain Medications
... Pain treatments: non-prescription What are OTC pain medicines? Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are those that are available without a prescription from a doctor. Some examples of OTC pain relievers ...

What You Need to Know About Taking Your Medications
... Tell your doctor: If you are allergic to any medications or have had an unusual reaction to any medication, food, or other substance If you are currently taking any other medications (including over-t...

"Generics" Help Keep Medication Costs Manageable
... Prescription medications can be a major expense for everyone, especially older persons, who often take multiple drugs to help manage chronic conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and d...

Drug Information on the Internet
... If you have any questions about your prescription, the best sources of information are your doctor, your pharmacist and the pamphlet that comes with your medication. However, there are many good sourc...

Overview of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medications (NSAIDs)
... What are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications? Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) effectively reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Inflammation is the body''s protective resp...

Suggestions for the Effective Use of Multiple Medications
... Read all labels carefully. Know your drug and food allergies. Make a list of your medications and dosages. Keep this with you and update it as necessary. Eye drops, skin lotions, and vitamins are con...

Multiple Medications: Will They Work Together?
... How can doctors and pharmacists know if the medicines I am taking will work together? Computers are used to predict interactions between medicines. These interactions include those that might occur ei...

Quiz Yourself! Multiple Medications: Will They Work Together
... 1. Pharmacy computers predict interactions between medications that may be harmful to your health; therefore, the consumer can depend on the pharmacist to alert them to all problems with their medicat...

Tardive Dyskinesia Information Page
... Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological syndrome caused by the long-term use of neuroleptic drugs. Neuroleptic drugs are generally prescribed for psychiatric disorders, as well as for some gastrointestin...

Medications
... This booklet is designed to help mental health patients and their families understand how and why medications can be used as part of the treatment of mental health problems. It is important for you to...

Medicines for People With Diabetes
... Instructions This resource is designed to be used with forms that you can print out and personalize to meet your individual needs. If you do not have a printer, you can contact the National Diabetes I...

Your Medicines and Bladder Control
... If so, one cause of your problem may be sitting in your medicine cabinet. Medicines (drugs) can cause people to lose bladder control. Do not stop taking any medicine without talking to your doctor. If...

Controlling Asthma
... by Ken Flieger Think of someone--a child or an adult--racked by uncontrolled coughing. With a heaving, distended chest, neck muscles straining, and eyes showing alarm verging on panic, the person can ...

Miracle Drugs vs. Superbugs
... Preserving The Usefulness Of Antibiotics by Tamar Nordenberg The historical scourge known as the bubonic plague killed up to one-third of Europe's population in the 1300s. But in modern times, it ...

The Healing Power of Placebos
... by Tamar Nordenberg One patient stands out in the memory of Stephen Straus, M.D., for her remarkable recovery, more than 10 years ago, from chronic fatigue syndrome. The woman, then in her 30s, was "v...