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Q: I take Tylenol® for fever or headaches because it doesn’t upset my stomach like ibuprofen does, but my sister-in-law insists that Tylenol® is dangerous. There is new evidence that Tylenol® is usually very safe to use but CAN cause severe liver damage if you are not careful. Tylenol® was first used as a pain …

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Last Saturday morning Kathy and her best friend Ann were on a video conference call with me for a Medication Insider personal medication consultation. One of Kathy’s questions was about her first COVID vaccination, which was coming up in 4 days. A couple of her friends had experienced some discomfort and fever the next day …

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Two weeks ago, I got my second COVID vaccination. Yaay! My COVID vaccine experience was similar to my Hepatitis B vaccine series that I received 30 years ago. A series of 3 shots, spaced out over 6 months, my first Hepatitis B shot didn’t cause any discomfort. The second one that I received one month …

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Since most types of breast cancer are stimulated by estrogen, many women take an anti-estrogen medicine to prevent breast cancer, either to treat it directly or to help prevent it from coming back. There are two types of anti-estrogen medicines: estrogen blocking agents and estrogen production inhibitors. Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) is an estrogen blocker that works …

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A couple of years ago, I spent one long, miserable week in January in bed with influenza. I coughed, I sneezed, my nose ran, and it felt like every cell in my body HURT. And after I used up all of my cough and cold medicines, I felt even WORSE. Ever since, I check my …

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As I opened my bottle of over the counter pain reliever this morning, I noticed that I am almost out. Again! This past week I have been having more muscle pain and stiffness than usual…a flare-up of a condition that has been dogging me for the past 4 months. Shaking out 2 round blue tablets …

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Q: Which non-prescription pain medicine is the best to use? There are 4 pain medicines you can buy without a prescription: Tylenol®, Aleve® Advil®, and Motrin-IB®. Which would be best for you to use depends on what type of pain you need it for and whether you have certain kinds of medical conditions. Tylenol® is …

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Q: There are so many choices out there for aches and pains. Which medicine is best for me? When you have mild to moderate pain like a headache, sore muscles or aching joints there are 4 pain medicines you can buy without a prescription: aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol®), ibuprofen (Advil®), and naproxen (Aleve®). Which one should …

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Q: What medicines should I travel with? We have several vacations planned this summer and I want to make sure I pack the right stuff. Vacations are wonderful opportunities to get away from your usual routine and see new horizons. Just because you are on vacation doesn’t mean you can’t get injured or sick. Motion …

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ABOUT DR. LOUISE

Dr. Achey graduated from Washington State University’s school of pharmacy in 1979, and completed her Doctor of Pharmacy from Idaho State University in 1994.

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