Generic recalls are on the rise: Bupropion, methylphenidate, and metformin, to name a few. Katherine Eban explains the limits of FDA oversight, and what we can do to protect our patients when quality control cones under suspicion.

Generic metformin is being recalled by the batches, but is any of it still safe to prescribe?

Things are not always what they seem in the world of online pharmacies. We’ll show you how to separate the safe from the questionable, the true Canadians from the imposters, and how to save on costs at the old-fashioned, brick-and-mortar pharmacy.

Nuedexta is indicated for pseudobulbar affect, but when the manufacturer attempted to expand its use into agitation in dementia they ran into some heavy legal penalties. Here we take a closer look at the published and unpublished trials to see what ─ if anything ─ is salvageable. We’ll also show you how to prescribe this high-cost drug as a generic equivalent.