They come in different ratios, or combinations, of active and inactive ingredients. The combination pill is more than 99 percent effective when taken as intended. The most common type of ...

Oral chemotherapy kills or weakens cancer cells. It comes in the form of a pill, liquid, or tablet that a person swallows or places under the tongue to dissolve. It is not suitable for all stages ...

Or it could be an underlying condition like hypothyroidism. “It’s common not to get a period after stopping the pill,” explained Gil A. Weiss, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine at ...

(AbortionFinder provides an up-to-date guide to the legal landscape.) The abortion pill — really a two-drug regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol, taken 24 to 48 hours apart — allows people ...

People may take salt tablets to help replenish low levels of sodium in the body. They are available over the counter in health stores and online. This article looks at when people use salt tablets ...

Plan B, also called the morning-after pill, is an emergency contraceptive pill taken after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. You don't, however, have to wait until the morning after sex to ...

The morning-after pill can protect you from getting pregnant if you take it within five days of unprotected sex. But it's best to take it as soon as you can. (Photo Credit: The Image Bank RF/Getty ...

One thing a closer examination might have uncovered was the fact that the slow release mechanism was easy to get around – because it was the coating on the pill that made it slow release.

Sometimes you may need to know how to identify a pill. For example, you might find one on the floor and need to figure out what it is. Or maybe you just picked up your new prescription from the ...

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