Johns Hopkins Health Alerts | Prescription Drugs | Medication Side Effects

Medication Side Effects:

Medication Side Effects are a risk with any medication you take. They can also interact with seemingly 'safe' "natural" remedies, and even multivitamins. Learn more about medication side effects direct from Johns Hopkins specialists.

Medication Side Effects:

• Medication Side Effects Alert: 5 Steps To Help You Avoid Common Drug Side Effects
• Medication Side Effects Alert: Adverse Drug Reactions and Other Age-Related Medication Concerns
• Medication Side Effects Alert: Using Acetaminophen Safely
• Medication Side Effects Alert: Chemical Culprit in Grapefruit–Drug Interactions Identified
• Medication Side Effects Alert: Prescription Drugs That Cause Weight Gain
• Medication Side Effects Alert: When Herbs and Prescription Drugs Don’t Mix
• Medication Side Effects Alert: How To Stay Safe on Coumadin (warfarin)

More on Medication Side Effects:

Depression and Anxiety

• Antidepressant Warnings

• Combating Sexual Dysfunction Caused by Antidepressants
• Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction

Heart Health

• Medications and Sexual Dysfunction: What's the Connection?

Hypertension and Stroke

• Coping With Side Effects of Blood Pressure Medication

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The material in the Prescription Drugs area draws on the expertise of Brent G. Petty, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and other leading researchers at Johns Hopkins, this Prescription Drugs topic area will report on a wide-range of important subjects, including: aging and the risks of multiple drug use; the promise of pharmacogenomics; medication-related weight gain and what you can do about it; ordering drugs from Canada safely, and more.

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Johns Hopkins Health Alerts | Prescription Drugs | Medication Side Effects