Tag: drug side effects

A Beginner’s Guide to Medication Safety for First-Time Patients

A Beginner’s Guide to Medication Safety for First-Time Patients

Learn how to take medications safely as a first-time patient. Avoid common errors, store drugs properly, read labels, ask the right questions, and use tools to stay on track with your treatment.

Dechallenge and Rechallenge in Drug Side Effects: What These Tests Mean

Dechallenge and Rechallenge in Drug Side Effects: What These Tests Mean

Dechallenge and rechallenge are clinical methods used to confirm if a drug is causing side effects. Stopping the drug (dechallenge) and restarting it (rechallenge) provide the strongest evidence of causality in pharmacovigilance.