Statin intolerance clinics use structured protocols to help patients who experience muscle side effects from cholesterol-lowering drugs. Learn how rechallenge, alternative statins, and non-statin therapies can restore heart protection without pain.
Hydrophilic and lipophilic statins differ in how they move through the body, affecting side effect risks like muscle pain. But recent data shows lipophilicity alone doesn't predict safety-personal factors matter more.
Learn how to talk to your doctor about medication side effects without quitting your prescription. Discover practical tips, real-life fixes, and proven strategies to stay on track and improve your health.
Muscle cramps on statins can signal myopathy or neuropathy-two very different conditions. Learn how to tell them apart, what tests to ask for, and what to do next to protect your heart without sacrificing your mobility.
Oral food challenges are the gold standard for diagnosing food allergies, offering definitive results when blood and skin tests are unclear. Learn how they work, how safe they are, and who benefits most.
Learn how to protect your bones when taking long-term steroids. Calcium, vitamin D, and bisphosphonates are proven to prevent steroid-induced osteoporosis. Know who needs what and why.
Authorized generics are chemically identical to brand-name drugs but sold without the brand label. They offer the same active and inactive ingredients, making them a safer alternative to traditional generics for sensitive patients.
ACE inhibitors help protect your heart and kidneys, but they can raise potassium levels dangerously. Learn which foods to limit, how to monitor your levels, and what to do if your potassium climbs too high.
After a liver transplant, surviving means sticking to your meds and spotting rejection early. Learn the warning signs, why adherence saves lives, and how to stay on track-even when it’s hard.
Illegible handwriting on prescriptions causes thousands of preventable deaths each year. Electronic prescribing has cut these errors by 97%, saving lives and reducing costly mistakes. Here's how the shift from pen to digital is transforming patient safety.
