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Does Your Medicine Have a Boxed Warning? Why You Must Know!

The FDA has a designation for drug reactions it considers especially worrisome: BOXED WARNING. Do prescribers warn patients? Not always!

Dennis Miller, RPh - February 22, 2026

FDA Commissioner Makary Wants to Make Most Drugs OTC. Is He Joking?

Joe Graedon - February 2, 2026

Can You Overcome an Afrin Addiction?

Joe Graedon - January 26, 2026

Cetirizine (Zyrtec) Withdrawal & Unbearable Itching

Joe Graedon - December 25, 2025

Drug Recalls From India – Can You Trust Foreign-Made Generics?

Joe Graedon - December 8, 2025

Sertraline Withdrawal Symptoms Make Stopping the Drug Difficult

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Joe Graedon - December 1, 2025

Prednisone Withdrawal: Why Stopping Steroids Can Be So Miserable

Corticosteroids are prescribed to millions of people. Many may not be informed about side effects or strategies for prednisone withdrawal.

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Joe Graedon - November 10, 2025

How To Stop Venlafaxine: Very, VERY Slowly!

Do doctors warn that antidepressants may be hard to stop? The discontinuation syndrome can be awful. Learn how to stop venlafaxine slowly!