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How to Safely Store Your Medications People who take a prescription medication are likely to take up to four different medications per day, including over-the-counter drugs. That means they may have many pill bottles they need to keep track of and store in their homes. But there’s a right way and a wrong way to store medications to maintain their effectiveness, (more...)

Are Expired Medications Safe? We’ve all been there—we dig through our medicine cabinets in search of relief for congestion, coughing, or a headache, and we find the exact medication we’re looking for. There’s only one problem: it expired months (or even years) ago! It can be tempting to pop the pills anyway and hope for the best, but is (more...)

How Long Do You Have to File a Drug Injury Lawsuit? Although drug injuries are often serious and even life-threatening, many victims don’t realize that their health problems were caused by a dangerous or defective medication. Or, they may be in such bad health that they aren’t capable of doing anything else other than focusing on their recovery for months or even years. When that happens, (more...)

Are Online Pharmacies Safe? For decades, many people developed relationships with their pharmacists. Many cities and towns had locally owned pharmacies, and pharmacists took an interest in their customers’ lives and well-being. But with the rise of corporate supermarkets and pharmacy chains, many people don’t know their pharmacists or even see them. And in recent years, more and more (more...)