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Karen Berger, Pharm.D.

Medical Writer and Reviewer Member of the SingleCare Medical Board
After receiving her doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Karen Berger, Pharm.D., has worked in both chain and independent community pharmacies. She currently works at an independent pharmacy in New Jersey. Dr. Berger enjoys helping patients understand medical conditions and medications—both in person as a pharmacist, and online as a medical writer and reviewer.
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Rx bottle with exclamation point on label: Lasix generic
Drug Info

Lasix generic availability, cost, and more

Three Rx bottles: Lunesta generic
Drug Info

Lunesta generic availability, cost, and more

Rx bottle with an exclamation point on the label: What is the strongest anti-inflammatory medication?
Drug Info

What is the strongest anti-inflammatory medication?

An insurance card, meds, and a stethoscope: What to do if you lose Adderall insurance coverage
Drug Info

What to do if you lose Adderall insurance coverage

A health insurance card, stethoscope, and medication: What to do if you lose birth control coverage
Health Education

What to do if you lose birth control coverage

Two GLP-1 pens: Can you take Zepbound for fatty liver?
Drug Info

Can you take Zepbound for fatty liver?

A prescription bottle with antibiotics spilling out: How much are antibiotics without insurance?
Drug Info

How much are antibiotics without insurance?

Two GLP-1 pens: Switching from Zepbound to Ozempic
Drug Info

What to know about switching from Zepbound to Ozempic

Two GLP-1 pens: How to switch from Zepbound to Wegovy
Drug Info

How to switch from Zepbound to Wegovy

A Medicare card, stethoscope, and notepad: Gemtesa Medicare cost for 2025
Drug Info

Gemtesa Medicare cost: How much you’ll pay in 2026

A Medicare card, stethoscope, and notepad
Drug Info

How much does Forteo cost with Medicare?

Cup of coffee next to a person holding medication - azstarys and caffeine
Drug Info

Do Azstarys and caffeine mix?

Spilled Rx bottle of white tablets: How much is allopurinol without insurance?
Drug Info

How much is allopurinol without insurance?

Hands holding a glass of water and migraine meds - does ubrelvy work on all headaches
Drug Info

Ubrelvy for headaches

Four statins: Best statin for women
Drug Info

Best statin for women

A Teddy Bear and medication: Azithromycin side effects in kids
Drug Info

Azithromycin side effects in kids: What parents should know

A prescription pad and a prescription bottle: Bupropion smoking cessation dose: How much Zyban to take
Drug Info

Bupropion smoking cessation dose: How much Zyban to take

A prescription pad and prescription bottle: What is considered a high dose of atorvastatin?
Drug Info

What is considered a high dose of atorvastatin?

Two adhesive patches: Estradiol patch dose too low?
Drug Info

Estradiol patch dose too low? Signs HRT isn’t working

A health insurance card, stethoscope, and medication: What insurance plans cover weight loss medication?
Health Education

What insurance plans cover weight loss medication?

Image of a woman holding a pen injector - how long does Zepbound stay in your system
Drug Info

How long Zepbound stays in your system

A health insurance card, stethoscope, and medication: Does United Healthcare cover Saxenda?
Drug Info

Does United Healthcare cover Saxenda?

Person holding an Ozempic pen - Can you take Ozempic with thyroid problem
Drug Info

Can you take Ozempic with thyroid problems?

Three mobile devices with charts on their displays and a map of the U.S. behind them: Mounjaro statistics
News

Mounjaro statistics 2025

Three mobile devices with charts on them and a map of the U.S. behind them: Wegovy facts and statistics
News

Wegovy facts and statistics 2025

Multiple pill bottles: What happens if you take a double dose of blood thinner?
Drug Info

What happens if you take a double dose of blood thinner?

Person holding an Ozempic pen - ozempic for endometriosis
Drug Info

Could Ozempic help endometriosis?

Two semaglutide autoinjector pens: Extra Ozempic needles: Do you need them?
Drug Info

Extra Ozempic needles: Do you need them?

Two round white pills with "vs." between them: Pravastatin vs. rosuvastatin comparison
Drug vs. Drug

Pravastatin vs. rosuvastatin comparison

FDA approval stamp | Widaplik for hypertension
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Widaplik for hypertension

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