Decision Points for Medicines

Decision Points are designed to guide you through key health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click on a link below to learn more about medicines for your condition:

• Allergies: Should I Take Allergy Shots?
• Allergies: Should I Take Shots for Insect Sting Allergies?
• Alzheimer's Disease: Should I Take Medicines?
• Aspirin: Should I Take Daily Aspirin to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?
• Basal Cell Skin Cancer: Should I Have Surgery or Use Medicated Cream?
• Diabetes, Type 2: Should I Take Insulin?
• Flu Vaccines: Should I Get a Flu Vaccine?
• High Blood Pressure: Should I Take Medicine?
• HPV: Should I Get the Vaccine?
• HPV: Should My Child Get the Vaccine?
• Menopause: Should I Use Hormone Therapy (HT)?
• Obesity: Should I Take Weight-Loss Medicine?
• Osteoporosis: Should I Take Bisphosphonate Medicines?
• Prediabetes: Which Treatment Should I Use?
• Pregnancy: Should I Have an Epidural During Childbirth?
• Prostate Cancer: Should I Have Radiation or Surgery for Localized Prostate Cancer?
• Quitting Smoking: Should I Use Medicine?
• Shingles: Should I Get a Shot to Prevent Shingles?
• Statins: Should I Take Them?
• Uterine Fibroids: Should I Use GnRH-a Therapy?