Pharmacy & Prescribing
Polypharmacy, drug interactions, and prescribing safety
Melatonin’s safety paradox: effective sleep aid undermined by unregulated product quality
Melatonin is clinically effective for sleep disorders, but unregulated supplement manufacturing in the US creates quality control gaps that undermine…
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Vitamin C supplements can interact with common medications: what patients need to know
High-dose vitamin C supplements can reduce the effectiveness of anticoagulants, statins, and chemotherapy agents. Patients taking these medications should inform…
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