Vitamin D and Thiazide Diuretics: What You Need to Know About Hypercalcemia Risk
Combining vitamin D supplements with thiazide diuretics can raise blood calcium to dangerous levels. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to stay safe with simple monitoring steps.
Anticonvulsants and Oral Contraceptives: How Seizure Medications Can Reduce Birth Control Effectiveness
Certain seizure medications can make birth control pills, patches, and rings ineffective by speeding up hormone breakdown. Learn which drugs interfere, which birth control methods still work, and how to avoid unintended pregnancy.
Carbamazepine and Oral Contraceptives: Why Breakthrough Bleeding Signals High Risk of Pregnancy
Carbamazepine can make birth control pills fail, leading to breakthrough bleeding and unintended pregnancy. Learn why hormonal methods don't work with this seizure drug and what actually does.