Prescription Drugs

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Drug Interactions: 3 Problem Combinations to Avoid

Drug Interactions: 3 Problem Combinations to Avoid

Be cautious about these drug duos.

By Beth Howard in Reader's Digest - June 2009

Exciting New Health Benefits for Old Drugs

Check out how some prescriptions are helping ease depression, cut heart disease risk, boost brain power, and more.

in Reader's Digest - January 2009

A Fatal Combination: Cold Medication and Drinking

A Fatal Combination: Cold Medication and Drinking

A fatal combination of prescription drugs and drinking killed her brother.

As told to Carol Kauffman in Reader's Digest

13 Things Your Pharmacist Won't Tell You

What to bear in mind the next time you visit the pharmacy counter.

in Reader's Digest - October 2008

9 More Things Your Pharmacist Isn't Telling You

9 More Things Your Pharmacist Isn't Telling You

More secrets from behind the drug counter.

Prescription Drug Side Effects: Take As Directed

Prescription Drug Side Effects: Take As Directed

Nearly 30% of us stop taking our medicines before we should. Why playing doctor can be a dangerous game.

By Irene S. Levine, PhD in Reader's Digest - September 2008

Handling Prescription Medication Side Effects

Questions and solutions for handling side effects from prescription medications.

By Irene S. Levine, PhD in Reader's Digest - September 2008

Prescription Medications New and Old

What to consider when your doctor prescribes a new drug.

By Irene S. Levine, PhD in Reader's Digest - September 2008

41 Secrets Your Doctor Would Never Share

41 Secrets Your Doctor Would Never Share

Those free medication samples may not be the best - or safest. Find out what else doctors shared with Reader's Digest when we asked them to tell it like it is.

By Cynthia Dermody & Patricia Curtis in Reader's Digest

Getting Tough With Lyme

Getting Tough With Lyme

The basics of the Lyme war.

By Julie Bain in Reader's Digest - July 2008

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