The Partnership for Prescription assistance stopped in Charleston Friday giving out advice for how to get medicine you need at a price you can afford.

Almost everyone you know probably takes some type of prescription, they can be life savers. But one of the most frustrating side effects can be weight gain. And some of the most common prescriptions are the worst for your figure.

A government advisory panel voted Tuesday to recommend eliminating prescription drugs that combine acetaminophen with narcotics—such as Vicodin and Percocet—because of their risk for overdose and for severe liver injury.