FDA safety alerts in 2025 hit record levels, with urgent warnings on tainted supplements, unsafe medical devices, and unapproved compounded drugs. Know what's changing and how to protect yourself.
FDA safety alerts in 2025 hit record levels, with urgent warnings on tainted supplements, unsafe medical devices, and unapproved compounded drugs. Know what's changing and how to protect yourself.
The FDA's 2023-2025 updates to generic drug approvals prioritize U.S.-made medications to fix supply chain gaps. Learn how the new pilot program affects drug availability, pricing, and manufacturing.
Dependence on foreign manufacturing for pharmaceuticals is causing widespread drug shortages. Learn how China and India supply most of the world's active ingredients-and why diversifying supply chains is critical for patient safety.
Evergreening lets pharmaceutical companies extend drug monopolies with minor changes, blocking cheaper generics and keeping prices high. Learn how it works and why it hurts patients.
Intentional overdose is a deadly but preventable form of suicide. Learn how crisis resources like 988, Crisis Text Line, and community support can save lives-and why funding these programs matters more than ever.
Generic drugs save the U.S. over $330 billion a year, but brand manufacturers face massive revenue losses when patents expire. Learn how patent cliffs, pay-for-delay deals, and PBM pricing distortions shape the real cost of medicine.
Benzodiazepines like Xanax and Valium are still prescribed to seniors despite proven risks of falls, dementia, and dependence. Learn why experts say they're unsafe and what safer, effective alternatives exist for anxiety and insomnia in older adults.
Healthcare staffing shortages are worsening, leading to longer waits, medical errors, and closed clinics. Hospitals and clinics are struggling to keep up as nurses and doctors leave the field faster than they're replaced.
Accurate dosing of liquid medications is critical to avoid underdosing or overdosing. Oral syringes marked in milliliters are the most reliable tool, especially for children. Avoid kitchen spoons and confusing dosing cups.
Federal actions in 2025-2026 aim to combat record drug shortages through API stockpiling, AI forecasting, and second-source manufacturing-but gaps in funding, reporting, and economic incentives still leave patients at risk.