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21 Potentially Dangerous OTC Medication Combinations to Avoid
Many of us tend to think about over-the-counter (OTC) drugs as being safer than their prescription counterparts, maybe because there are no gatekeepers holding us back from using them at our discretion. In truth, over-the-counter medication is still medication and each can have serious health risks of their own but this is especially true when we combine them with other drugs. Though this list is not...
July 22, 2023
The Danger of Drug Reactions & Simple Ways to Minimize the Risks
With approximately 13,000 (and counting) prescription drugs on the market, roughly 100,000 over-the-counter (OTC) drug products widely available, and a pharmaceutical industry that seems intent on driving home the “just take a pill and you’ll feel better” mentality for every condition imaginable, medication use is at an all-time high in this country. The problem with this scenario is that each drug...
December 16, 2008