Medications and Supplements

• Dietary Supplements (Herbal Medicines and Natural Products)

  Explains what dietary supplements are. Covers uses including preventing illness, reducing fever, curing infection, easing pain, or healing wounds. Covers safety issues like side effects and interaction with other medicines or supplements being taken.

• Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]

  Men in the United States get prostate cancer more than any other type of cancer except skin cancer. It occurs mainly in older men. In the United States, about 1 in every 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Most men with prostate cancer do not die of it. Complementary and alternative...

• Knee Arthritis: Nonsurgical Treatments

  Learn about different treatments for knee arthritis other than surgery.

• COPD: Taking Medicines After a Flare-Up

  Learn how taking COPD medicines correctly helps prevent flare-ups and trips to the hospital.

• Taking Medicine to Stop a Migraine

  Learn how taking medicine at the first sign of a migraine can help manage headache pain.

• Beta-Blockers After a Heart Attack

  Learn how beta-blocker medicine helps your heart heal after a heart attack.

• Medicines for Cluster Headaches

  Medicines may stop a cluster headache after it starts and prevent more headaches from occurring. Finding the right medicine can take some time. You may need a combination of medicines to effectively treat your cluster headaches. Treatments most...

• ADHD: Should My Child Take Medicine for ADHD?

  Guides you through the decision to have your child take medicine for ADHD. Lists benefits and risks of medicines. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.

• Medicines for bone loss

  What are the most important things you need to know about your medicines? Make sure you know about each of the medicines you take. This includes why you take it, how to take it, what you can expect while you're taking it, and any warnings about the medicine. The information provided here is general. So be sure...

• Epilepsy Medicine Therapy Failure

  Medicine therapy for epilepsy can fail for several reasons: You do not follow the treatment plan. You have to follow your therapy routine exactly as your doctor orders, to have the best chance of keeping seizures under control. Missing a dose here or there or taking doses too close together can upset the...

• Sinusitis: Over-the-Counter Medicines

  Medicines available without a prescription may help relieve pain and promote sinus drainage. Be safe with medicines. Read and follow all instructions on the label. You can: Try a pain reliever such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen to relieve facial...

• Medicines for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)

  What are the most important things you need to know about your medicines? Make sure you know about each of the medicines you take. This includes why you take it, how to take it, what you can expect while you're taking it, and any warnings about the medicine. The information provided here is general. So be sure...

• Monitoring and Medicines for Heart Failure

  Heart failure is most often a lifelong illness that will require frequent changes in your medicine schedule and regular follow-up with your doctor. Over the years, many things will affect the course of your disease, including other illnesses that you develop, your age, your diet, your ability to tolerate and comply...

• Cardiac Rehabilitation: Medicine and Exercise

  If you are in a cardiac rehab program, you are probably taking medicines for your heart and for other health reasons. Some prescribed medicines can change your heart rate, blood pressure, and overall ability to exercise. It's important for your rehab team to know what medicines you take. Give your rehab team a list of...