Medications Causing Confusion

Caution!  Look-alike Drugs Ahead! Many Medications Look and Sound Very Similar Many drugs have very similar-sounding names and very often have similar-looking manufacturer packaging or pills.  … [Read more...]

Right Drug, Wrong Dose? What to Do If You’ve Been Given the Wrong Medication

HuffPost Healthy Living Over 770,000 medication mistakes occur every year, contributing to approximately 7,000 deaths in the United States. And when it comes to medications, some mistakes are … [Read more...]

Anatomy of a Prescription

Writing a Prescription and Whisper-Down-the-Lane A prescription is an order that is written by a physician to communicate to a pharmacist or other healthcare provider what medication is to be given … [Read more...]

FDA calls for new warnings, new data on Essure contraceptive device

(CNN)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday that a new "black box warning" label is warranted for Essure, an implantable permanent contraceptive device. A black box warning in the labeling … [Read more...]

There Seems to Be a Mistake with My Prescription

What Happens When a Mistake is Made with a Prescription? When patients report medication errors to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) that involve pharmacy dispensing, they are … [Read more...]

Mixed Messages: When Should I Get a Mammogram?

I'm 51 years old and have been having annual mammograms since 2004. My grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 40s, and as a result, every year since I turned 40, I hold my breath waiting … [Read more...]

Leading doctors push back on new mammogram guidelines

The American Cancer Society says it came up with its recommendations that women start mammograms at an older age after reviewing the best medical evidence available, and weighing the benefits and … [Read more...]

As Seen in the Huffington Post: Too Young for a Mammogram? Too Average? The Discussion Continues

Last week, in the wake of the new American Cancer Society [ACS] mammography guidelines recommending that screening mammography should be conducted later in life and with less frequency, I shared the … [Read more...]