Archive: 2025/12 - Page 3

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a rare, progressive liver disease that damages bile ducts, leading to liver failure. Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and emerging therapies.

Elderly patients with kidney impairment are at high risk for medication toxicity. Learn how to adjust dosing using CrCl, recognize high-risk drugs, and avoid common errors that lead to falls, confusion, and hospitalization.

Mixing alcohol with prescription drugs can cause deadly side effects-from stopped breathing to liver failure. Learn which medications are most dangerous, who’s at risk, and how to stay safe.

Providers share real-world experiences with generic medications, from seamless switches in statins to breakthrough seizures with antiepileptics. Learn when generics work, when they don't, and how to navigate substitution safely.

Switching to generic NTI drugs can be safe-but only with clear communication and proper monitoring. Learn what to tell patients, when to check labs, and how to navigate state laws to prevent dangerous outcomes.

Chemotherapy uses cytotoxic drugs to kill rapidly dividing cancer cells, but also affects healthy cells, causing side effects like fatigue, hair loss, and nerve damage. Learn how it works, why it's still essential in 2025, and how to manage real-world side effects.