Author: Guy Boertje
Aminoglycoside Ototoxicity: How These Antibiotics Cause Permanent Hearing and Balance Loss
Aminoglycoside antibiotics can cause permanent hearing loss and balance damage in up to 47% of patients. Learn how these drugs harm the inner ear, who’s most at risk, and what monitoring and new treatments can do to prevent it.
- Nov 19, 2025
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ACE Inhibitors and High-Potassium Foods: What You Need to Know About the Risks
ACE inhibitors like lisinopril help control blood pressure but can cause dangerous potassium buildup when combined with high-potassium foods. Learn who’s at risk, which foods to watch, and what to do to stay safe.
- Nov 19, 2025
- Guy Boertje
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How Music Therapy Helps Reduce Spastic Muscle States
Music therapy uses rhythm and melody to retrain the brain's signals to spastic muscles, reducing stiffness without drugs or surgery. Proven effective for stroke, cerebral palsy, and MS patients, it offers a safe, natural way to improve movement and quality of life.
- Nov 18, 2025
- Guy Boertje
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Injectable Medication Shortages: Why Hospital Pharmacies Are on the Front Line
Hospital pharmacies are on the front lines of a growing crisis: sterile injectable drug shortages. With 226 active shortages in mid-2025, life-saving medications like epinephrine, cisplatin, and saline are vanishing-forcing staff to delay surgeries, ration doses, and risk patient safety.
- Nov 16, 2025
- Guy Boertje
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Tricyclic Antidepressants: How It Reduces Toxicity
Therapeutic drug monitoring for tricyclic antidepressants helps prevent life-threatening toxicity by tracking blood levels. Learn why it's essential, who needs it most, and how it saves lives.
- Nov 14, 2025
- Guy Boertje
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Labor Cost Differences: Generic vs Brand-Name Drug Production
Generic drugs cost far less than brand-name versions not because they're made differently, but because labor is managed smarter - at scale, overseas, and often outsourced. Here's how production costs break down.
- Nov 14, 2025
- Guy Boertje
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How to Ensure Accurate Dosing Devices with Liquid Prescriptions
Accurate liquid medication dosing saves lives. Learn why oral syringes beat cups and spoons, how to read milliliter markings correctly, and what pharmacies and caregivers must do to prevent dangerous dosing errors.
- Nov 13, 2025
- Guy Boertje
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Adrenal Insufficiency from Corticosteroid Withdrawal: How to Recognize and Manage the Risk
Stopping corticosteroids suddenly can cause adrenal insufficiency-a dangerous condition where your body can’t make enough cortisol. Learn the warning signs, how to taper safely, and what to do in an emergency.
- Nov 3, 2025
- Guy Boertje
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Compare Prometrium (Progesterone) with Alternatives: What Works Best for You
Compare Prometrium with generic progesterone, vaginal gels, injections, and creams to find the most effective, affordable, and safe alternative for your needs - whether for fertility, menopause, or menstrual health.
- Oct 29, 2025
- Guy Boertje
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Atenolol & Herbal Supplements: Risks, Interactions, and Safe Use Guide
Explore how common herbal supplements may interact with atenolol, learn which herbs to watch, and get practical tips for safe use.
- Oct 25, 2025
- Guy Boertje
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