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Dawn Weinberger

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Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been covering health and medicine for more than two decades. Her work has appeared in Glamour, Reader's Digest, The Oregonian, and many others. Read more of her stories on her website.
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Articles

Health Education

Is it safe to mix alcohol with heartburn medication?
French bull dog laying on his stomach staring at a spoon with medication
Pets

Is it safe to share medication with my pet?
Blood thinners and alcohol (picture of an alcoholic drink and pills)
Health Education

Is it safe to drink alcohol while taking blood thinners?
Birth Control and Alcohol
Drug Info

Is it safe to drink alcohol while taking birth control pills?
What is perimenopause - fan with heat waves
Health Education

What is perimenopause?
Sleeping pills and alcohol
Health Education

Is it safe to drink alcohol while taking prescription sleep aids?
Sudafed and alcohol (a glass of white wine)
Health Education

Is it safe to drink alcohol while taking Sudafed?
mortar pestle from a compounding pharmacy
Health Education

What is a compounding pharmacy?
FDA approval stamp
News

FDA approves topical arthritis medication Voltaren for OTC use
Airplane - traveling with allergies
Health Education

How to prepare for an in-flight allergic reaction
Alcohol and viagra on a colorful background
Drug Info

Is it safe to combine alcohol with Viagra?
cough syrup and alcohol
Health Education

Is it safe to drink with cold and flu meds?
A skyline represents the most prescribed drugs in big cities
Company

The most popular drugs in the top 50 U.S. cities
Alcohol and medication
Drug Info

10 Rx-alcohol interactions
Medications Airlines Carry - first aid kit and boarding pass
Health Education

Are you prepared for an in-flight medical emergency?
An image of alcohol and diabetes medication
Health Education

Is it safe to combine alcohol and insulin?
Health Services To Do When Deductible Is Met - stuffed wallet
Health Education

5 health services to do after you’ve met your deductible
An image of hand-washing is an example of something people taking immunosuppressants should do
Drug Info

How to stay healthy if you’re taking an immunosuppressant
An image of a margarita and pills represents the combination of Adderall and alcohol
Drug Info

Is it safe to combine medication for ADHD and alcohol?
What do pharmacists do? An image of a pharmacist symbolizes an explanation
Company

What do pharmacists do? 8 things you didn’t know about pharmacy
Alcohol and statins - drink with pills
Health Education

Do statins and alcohol consumption mix?
Flu shot 101
Health Education

Flu shot 101: Everything you need to know about getting vaccinated
Beer and Benadryl - Alcohol and Allergy Meds
Health Education

Do alcohol and allergy medicine mix?
Anti-anxiety medication and alcohol
Health Education

Is it safe to take anti-anxiety medication with alcohol?
donate prescription drugs - bpx with a pill
Health Education

Consider donating your unused, unexpired prescription medications
Refrigerated medications
Health Education

Traveling with refrigerated Rx
sunburn relief - a lobster and sunscreen bottle
Health Education

What to do for a bad sunburn
Alcohol and painkillers
Health Education

Is it safe to take over-the-counter painkillers with alcohol?
Alcohol and antibiotics
Health Education

Can you drink alcohol with antibiotics?
Measles booster shot
Health Education

Do you need a measles booster?

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