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Tainted Drugs: Are Our Prescriptions Safe?

What you should do if a medication you're taking is recalled

What to Know About Off-Label Prescribing

Is this practice commonly used by doctors safe?

Poll Finds Risky Use of Antibiotics

1 in 5 older adults take medications incorrectly

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Learn more about your medication

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How a Drugmaker Helped Fuel the Opioid Epidemic

Insys Therapeutics profited off an addictive drug that 8,000 Americans died while taking

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Multiple Medications Can Lead to Unsafe Side Effects

Why your daily drug regimen could be causing more harm than good

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