Tag - Medications

Your Skin Tone Influences the Effectiveness of your Medications

Skin tone influences the effectiveness of some medications. Credit: DepositphotosA recent review has underscored how skin tone can influence the safety and effectiveness of certain medications and emphasized the need to reform current clinical drug trials to include more historically underrepresented populations.Clinical trials play a crucial role in assessing the safety and efficacy of...

Blood Pressure Medications Double the Risk of Bone Fractures in Older Adults

Healthcare professionals are calling for increased caution when prescribing common blood pressure medications to older adults. A recent study indicates that these patients are over twice as likely to suffer from fall-related fractures after starting the medication.Many of us have felt lightheaded when standing up quickly, but for seniors on new blood pressure treatments,...