I’m sure this handy online tool has been available for a while, but today I discovered a wonderful medication interaction checker on Drugs.com. Drugs.com offers…
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It happens when my wife completes a patient information form in a new doctor’s office or a dentist’s office. When she sees the question, “Please…
This is about ALCOHOL PREP PADS. It is NOT a recall of Multiple Sclerosis medications. However, persons using injected medications for Multiple Sclerosis and their…
The title gives it away, but with which medical professional is a Multiple Sclerosis patient likely to have the most contact? In my experience, it…
If you’ve ever wondered how new Multiple Sclerosis drugs are developed, evaluated, and finally approved for the market, Bloomberg.com offers a link to the video…
Ampyra [am-PEER-ah], the brand name for a new drug named fampridine-SR, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of…
You may think your pharmaceutical expenses and drug costs are high. They are. Part of the reason is that drugs are made by corporations that…
MSNBC.com has a piece this morning about the Multiple Sclerosis drug Tysabri® (natalizumab). The drugmakers have issued warnings to doctors because Tysabri is causing significant…
When you pick up medications from the pharmacy, the drugs look so nice and clean. Certainly, medications must be manufactured with the most stringent quality…
While the benefits of early and long-term MS therapy have been documented, there are questions about MS medication I can’t help but ask. First, why…
Use the FDA’s MedWatch for the Latest Drug Safety Information. If a medication you take requires additional warnings, you can learn about it on this…
I called the health insurance company’s 800 number today to check on the status of the Provigil coverage review. The inquiry was quick and easy…