New research from the Regenstrief Institute gives health system executives specific recommendations on how to use their EHRs to help clinicians identify and prescribe drugs to their patients. New ...

Cephalexin oral tablet is a generic prescription drug used to treat bacterial infections. This drug can interact with some medications and supplements. For example, cephalexin may interact with ...

Januvia (sitagliptin) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat type 2 diabetes. This drug can interact with other medications. For example, Januvia can interact with other diabetes medications and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife was recently discharged after a lengthy hospital ...

The probability of drug interactions increases when genetic polymorphisms are considered, indicating that pharmacogenetic assessment may be useful in predicting the presence and severity of ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife was recently discharged after a lengthy hospital stay with multiple diagnoses. Most of her issues were treated medically and resulted in six new medications from four different ...

The assessment of causation for a potential drug interaction requires thoughtful consideration of the properties of both the object and precipitant drugs, patient-specific factors, and the possible ...

Amlodipine can cause dangerously low blood pressure when taken with certain antibiotics, such as clarithromycin or erythromycin. Do not take pseudoephedrine with amlodipine because it could lead to ...

Lantus (insulin glargine) is a brand-name prescription drug used to treat diabetes. As with other medications, Lantus can interact with alcohol and certain other drugs. An interaction occurs when one ...

When your doctor writes a prescription, she is supposed to know everything else you are taking and check that the new medication won’t interact. Long ago, doctors and pharmacists had to look the ...