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Prescription Opioid Use a Concern for Adolescent Surgery Patients
One in 20 young adults use prescription opioids long after surgery. Read more about prescription opioid use and treatment for adolescent surgery patients.
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Should Patients Have the ‘Right to Try’ Untested Treatments? They Already Do
A federal “right-to-try” law for medical treatments could soon become reality. But systems to expand access to investigational options while protecting patients are already in place, says a U-M expert.
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Prescription Tracking Tackles Misuse of Opioids and Other Drugs — But Results Vary
Read how Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PMDP) can help prescribers and pharmacists tackle the misuse of opioids and other drugs.
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Older Americans Don’t Get — or Seek — Enough Help from Doctors and Pharmacists on Drug Costs, Poll Finds
Results from the new National Poll on Healthy Aging reveal opportunities for patients to speak up, and for professionals to aid more.
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Want to Save on Prescription or Over-the-Counter Drugs? Speak Up
If you feel hamstrung by the high price of medication, here’s what to tell your doctor and pharmacist, plus tips on how to cut out-of-pocket costs.
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Why Your Medicine Cabinet Needs a ‘Spring Cleaning’ This Saturday
Learn more about a national event encouraging prescription drug disposal and the benefits of timely cabinet cleanses and safe storage from a Michigan Medicine physician.
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Common Drugs, Uncommon Risks? New Study Looks at Serious Health Problems After Short-Term Steroid Use
Many adults take corticosteroids for short-term symptom relief — but providers may want to consider possible side effects more closely.
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Use of Risky Brain-Affecting Drug Combinations Rising Among Seniors
Learn more about how new data shows the use of risky brain-affecting drug combinations, known as polypharmacy, is rising among seniors
 Eric Barth walking his dog after recovering from a drug-induced liver injury from Z-Paks
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Antibiotics and Liver Injury: What’s the Relationship and Risk?
Antibiotics like Azithromycin or Z-Paks can cause drug-induced liver injury. Learn more about antibiotic side effects like drug-induced liver injury.
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Why Herbal and Dietary Supplements Cause Some Doctors Concern
University of Michigan hepatologist speaks to the potential dangers of herbal and dietary supplements. Learn why medically unproven diet pills could be unsafe.
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What Will It Take to Overcome the Opioid Epidemic?
University of Michigan researcher explains how to stop the addiction to opioids, like prescription painkillers and heroin, from spreading around the country.
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Doctors Miss Chance to Recommend Equally Effective Generic Stomach Meds
Researchers at the University of Michigan found that doctors recommend name brand stomach medication over cheaper generic brands with the same active ingredients.
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Which Over-the-Counter Pain Medication Is Best?
Have a hangover or sprained ankle? Find out which over the counter (OTC) pain medication is the best and safest for managing for your symptoms.
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Poll: Many Parents Keep Prescription Opioids at Home
A C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital poll showed only 33% of doctors advised parents to discard leftover medication. Learn what informed parents were likely to do.
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The 40-Year Path to a New Drug for a Rare Disease
Cerdelga, from University of Michigan, treats Gaucher without the need for biweekly two-hour intravenous medications. Discover more about Cerdelga capsules.
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