Category: Pharmaceuticals - Page 2
Learn how your body absorbs, metabolizes, and clears drugs-and why that determines whether a medication helps or harms you. Understand the real reasons behind side effects and how to protect yourself.
Ethnicity influences how your body processes medications due to genetic differences in drug metabolism. Learn how CYP450 enzymes, HLA variants, and pharmacogenomics are changing prescribing practices to improve safety and effectiveness.
The FDA Sentinel Initiative uses big data from millions of medical records to actively detect drug safety issues in real time, replacing slow, voluntary reporting with proactive surveillance that saves lives.
Early refills and duplicate therapy are leading causes of medication errors in pharmacies. Learn how to prevent them with proven protocols, technology tools, and staff training to keep patients safe and reduce legal risk.
Learn how to use the FDA Orange Book and Purple Book to verify drug safety, identify withdrawn products, and confirm biosimilar equivalence. Essential for pharmacists, prescribers, and healthcare professionals.
Liver disease reduces the body's ability to clear drugs, leading to dangerous buildup and side effects. Learn how hepatic impairment affects metabolism, which drugs are riskiest, and how to adjust doses safely.
Crossover trial design is the standard method for bioequivalence studies, using each participant as their own control to compare generic and brand drugs with high precision. Learn how 2x2 and replicate designs work, regulatory limits, and why washout periods matter.
Drug-induced liver injury can strike from common medications and supplements. Learn which drugs pose the highest risk, how to spot early signs, and what monitoring steps can save your liver.
St. John’s Wort can dangerously reduce the effectiveness of birth control, blood thinners, antidepressants, and other prescription drugs. Learn which medications interact with this popular herbal supplement and what to do if you’re taking both.
Generics are the backbone of affordable global healthcare, saving trillions while 37 countries cut spending. Discover how low-cost drugs keep millions alive - and why they're under threat.
