Medication & Pharmacy
Vitamins, minerals and when supplementation is medical
Several deficiencies are common, consequential and cheap to correct, and they are different from the supplement market.
Medication & Pharmacy
Generics, formularies, adherence and cutting the bill honestly.
Medication & Pharmacy
Talking to a prescriber about cost
Cost-related non-adherence is common, harmful and almost entirely fixable, and the conversation is the barrier.
Medication & Pharmacy
Antidepressants and stopping them properly
They are effective for moderate and severe depression, and stopping them requires more care than starting them.
Medication & Pharmacy
Over-the-counter medicines worth having
A short list covers most household needs cheaply, and most of the aisle is expensive versions of the same few ingredients.
Medication & Pharmacy
When a medicine stops working
Apparent treatment failure has a short list of explanations, and the most common one is not the drug.
Medication & Pharmacy
Steroids, and using them without fear
Topical steroid anxiety causes more harm than the steroids do, and the distinction between types matters enormously.
Medication & Pharmacy
Inhalers, asthma and getting the technique right
Most people use inhalers incorrectly, which wastes the drug and the money, and the fix takes five minutes.
Medication & Pharmacy
Buying medicines online safely
Legitimate online pharmacies exist and are regulated, and the counterfeit market is large, sophisticated and dangerous.
Medication & Pharmacy
Managing multiple medications
Polypharmacy accumulates without anyone deciding on it, and structured review reduces cost, side effects and risk simultaneously.
Medication & Pharmacy
Painkillers, and using them without causing problems
The cheapest analgesics are the safest for most people, and the risks of the common ones are underestimated.
Medication & Pharmacy
Antibiotics: when they help and when they cost you
Most common infections are viral, resistance is a collective problem created by individual prescriptions, and side effects are not trivial.
Medication & Pharmacy
Getting the most from a pharmacist
The most accessible and least used clinician in most health systems, with services people do not know exist.
Medication & Pharmacy
Generic medicines and what you are paying for
Generics contain the same active ingredient at the same dose, and the price difference is frequently enormous.