Clear Answers to Your Medication Questions So You Can Take Your Medicine Safely
Q: I take Tylenol® for fever or headaches because it doesn’t upset my stomach like ibuprofen does, but my sister-in-law insists that Tylenol® is dangerous. There is new evidence that Tylenol® is usually very safe to use but CAN cause severe liver damage if you are not careful. Tylenol® was first used as a pain …
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Last Saturday morning Kathy and her best friend Ann were on a video conference call with me for a Medication Insider personal medication consultation. One of Kathy’s questions was about her first COVID vaccination, which was coming up in 4 days. A couple of her friends had experienced some discomfort and fever the next day …
Q: I always take Tylenol® for fever or headaches because it doesn’t seem to upset my stomach like ibuprofen does. I’ve always thought that Tylenol® was safe because my doctor always recommended it for my children, but my sister-in-law insists that Tylenol® is dangerous. Who’s right, my doctor or my sister-in-law? You are both right. …
A couple of years ago, I spent one long, miserable week in January in bed with influenza. I coughed, I sneezed, my nose ran, and it felt like every cell in my body HURT. And after I used up all of my cough and cold medicines, I felt even WORSE. Ever since, I check my …
Q: Which non-prescription pain medicine is the best to use? There are 4 pain medicines you can buy without a prescription: Tylenol®, Aleve® Advil®, and Motrin-IB®. Which would be best for you to use depends on what type of pain you need it for and whether you have certain kinds of medical conditions. Tylenol® is …
Q: There are so many choices out there for aches and pains. Which medicine is best for me? When you have mild to moderate pain like a headache, sore muscles or aching joints there are 4 pain medicines you can buy without a prescription: aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol®), ibuprofen (Advil®), and naproxen (Aleve®). Which one should …
Dr. Achey graduated from Washington State University’s school of pharmacy in 1979, and completed her Doctor of Pharmacy from Idaho State University in 1994.