Antidepressant medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression and other mental/mood disorders. These medications can help prevent suicidal thoughts/attempts and provide other important benefits. However, studies have shown that a small number of people (especially people younger than 25) who take antidepressants for any condition may experience worsening depression, other mental/mood...
Read moreQuestion: Susan wrote... The other day I sat down and read my side effects to the med Lexapro. While reading the some of the effects I... Read more »
Hey everybody! Hope you all are having a good day today. We are going to get back to doing our member medication reviews. This week... Read more »
It's great to see that The New York Academy of Sciences is holding a seminar on osteonecrosis of the jaw, a painful disease in the teeth... Read more »
Taking bisphosphonates has long been considered to pose some risk -- though relatively uncommon -- of necrosis of the jaw, in which the... Read more »
“[Bisphosphonate] usage has been linked to the catastrophic condition ‘Dead Jaw.’ If you or a loved one have taken any of these drugs... Read more »
A reader asks The People's Pharmacy's Joe and Teresa Graedon if the antidepressant Lexapro could be the cause of the reader's profuse, sudden... Read more »
Two recent studies have found that the osteoporosis drug Forteo (teriparatide) may help regrow bone in people who have lost bone because of... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Swollen gums are abnormally enlarged, bulging, or protruding.Alternative NamesSwollen gums; Gingival swellingConsiderationsGum swelling is quite... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJ disorders) are problems or symptoms of the chewing muscles and joints that connect your lower jaw... Read more »
Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: ZOLEDRONIC ACID - INJECTION Pronounced: (ZOLE-eh-dron-ick) Side Effects Dizziness, headache, or flu-like symptoms (such as... Read more »