Recent Postings

Given the serious risks of opioids, it is critical to dispose of any unused doses as soon as there is no longer a medical need for them. Learn how to do so safely by following the recommendations of the FDA.

The need for a rule that would allow generic-drug companies to promptly update safety warnings in their product labeling is more critical than ever given that approximately 90% of all prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. are generic medications and the reality that new information about serious risks often comes to light after generic versions of a drug come on the market.

Learn about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF’s) updated recommendations regarding the use of daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes in patients without signs, symptoms or history of cardiovascular disease.

Patients taking fluvoxamine (LUVOX), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), should be aware that it has clinically important interactions with many other prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Recently published research provides the strongest evidence to date that erectile dysfunction drugs increase the risk of rare, serious adverse ocular events that can lead to vision loss.

In this month’s news brief, we discuss a recently published study showing that in 2020, melatonin became the most frequently ingested substance among children and young adults reported to poison control centers in the U.S.

Data from a recently published large observational study confirm that myocarditis and pericarditis are rare but usually reversible adverse effects associated with COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccination.

In his editor’s column, Dr. Carome discusses the major provisions of the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that will help make prescription drugs more affordable for Medicare patients.

Learn about the numerous prescription medications and some over-the-counter drugs that can cause psychotic symptoms, including hallucinations.

New research reveals that use of certain acetaminophen products that contain significant amounts of sodium is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure.

Patients taking the commonly prescribed diuretic spironolactone should be aware that it has clinically important interactions with many other commonly used prescription and over-the-counter medications.

The use of corticosteroids in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, who are typically treated at home and do not require oxygen therapy, is not beneficial and can be harmful. Disturbingly, a recent study shows that substantial proportions of nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients were prescribed systemic steroids.

To better protect consumers, the FDA must ensure that dietary-supplement makers who receive FDA warning letters promptly and permanently cease marketing illegal supplements that endanger consumers’ health.

Patients taking the commonly prescribed antidepressant citalopram should be aware that it has clinically important and potentially dangerous interactions with many other prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Lyme disease is the most common insect-borne illness, accounting for over half of all such disease. In this article, we discuss antibiotics that are routinely used to treat this infection.

In support of our position against the use of duloxetine to treat osteoarthritis patients, a new study fails to show any benefit for adding the drug to usual care in primary care settings among hip or knee osteoarthritis patients with chronic pain.

In this month’s news brief, we discuss a recent FDA warning about serious adverse effects associated with the use of the cancer drug duvelisib.