Drugs and medicine

Deaths caused by drug overdoses increased by 54% between 2017 and 2021, according to a new report from the NZ Drug Foundation. Generic image of drugs. (Source: Getty)The report shows that 171 people died from overdoses in 2021, a…

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Photo: Depositphotos.comAn experiment to reuse leftover drugs by donating them to other patients has saved €600,000 so far, news site Nu.nl reported.The cancer drugs were given to other patients after thorough quality control in trials…

Many children are living in homes with unused prescription drugs and expired drugs, according to a new national survey. Nearly half of parents say they have leftover prescription drugs at home, according to the National Child…

The FDA needs structural and cultural changes to align the agency with its original mission to act as an independent government regulator of…

The accelerated approval pathway gives patients with serious conditions earlier access to potentially life-changing treatments, but it may also mean that drugs with questionable benefits and possible risks may remain available for years…

On Friday, Houthi health officials in Yemen announced that expired doses of a cancer treatment ended up in leukemia patients and killed 10 children in the capital. Officials said about 50 children received an expired dose of methotrexate…

With Megan R. Wilson Expensive specialty drugs on the horizon could wreak havoc on state budgets. | Michael Dwyer/AP Photo WHAT THE UPCOMING BLOCKBUSTER DRUGS COULD MEAN FOR MEDICAID — The approval last month…

Large companies in the market aim for official acceptance of new products to signal the serious unmet needs of people with Alzheimer's. For example, in August 2019, Nabriva Therapeutics, a by-product of Novartis AG, obtained US FDA…

In a large clinical trial directly comparing four drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School helped find that insulin glargine and liraglutide were the most…

GREENVILLE—The Darke County Drug Task Force along with Darke County Family Health, Darke County Solid Waste and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent abuse and stealing pills by…

Wonder Pill is the latest dietary supplement to be recalled after tests revealed the drug contains an undeclared erectile dysfunction drug. The drug in question is tadalafil, an ingredient that the United States Food and Drug…

The Ministry of Finance says drugmakers will have to deduct a 10% tax on the value of free drug samples The Ministry of Finance says drugmakers will have to deduct a 10% tax on the value of free drug samples The Karnataka High Court…

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (09/27/2022) — In a research letter published in JAMA internal medicine, researchers at the University of Minnesota compared the prices of 120 drugs commonly used in humans and…

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Even the most ardent defender of globalization would find it hard to defend our total dependence on foreign imports for essential elements of the supply chain, such as food, energy, infrastructure and, increasingly more, drugs. To…

Dangerous prescription-only drugs are being marketed to teens as weight loss solutions on TikTok, an investigation has found. One drug floating around under the #dietpills label is topiramate, which is dispensed to people with debilitating…

Taking supplements may seem like a healthy habit, but experts say certain products can do more harm than good. This is because the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

A male nurse from the Chinese medical team treats a patient at the Gahanga health center on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda, September 7, 2022. Nancile Nyiraneza was nervous and in pain as she stood in line with a baby strapped to her…

Virtual mental health care options (including filling prescriptions for mental health medications) are steadily increasing, from virtual appointments with clinicians in traditional practices to mental health apps. Their popularity is also…

Harold Lewis has struggled with addiction for years, but it wasn't until recently that he started to think recovery could be fun. The 59-year-old former cook has won small prizes – candy, gum, gift cards, sunglasses and headphones…

NANJING, China, September 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited (2096.HK) announced its financial results for the first half of 2022. June 30thSimcere recorded operating revenues of 2.7 billion RMB for the first…

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The European medicines regulator has backed the first reworked COVID-19 vaccines to protect against Omicron in a move that opens the door to fall vaccination campaigns across the bloc. The European Medicines Agency…

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed a faculty member from Wayne State University School of Medicine to the Michigan Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.Mr. Safwan Badr, MD, MBA, chair of the…

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Express press service GUNTUR: Akhil (name changed), a diabetic patient, had an accident. When he was brought to the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Guntur, doctors had to perform surgery to treat his injured…

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BBefore a drug or medical device is approved for use in humans, it must undergo a clinical trial. Clinical trials ultimately aim to answer two simple questions: Is the drug or device safe? And does it do what it's supposed to do? The…

Integrating HIV prevention and treatment into primary care could help address the lingering stigma of the virus, which prevents some patients from accessing drugs that can prevent infection, researchers say. Revisiting health…

Share on PinterestMigraines can be painful and unpredictable. FG Commerce/Getty ImagesMigraines cause intense discomfort and can be difficult to manage. Treatment options focus on prevention, avoidance of triggers, and symptom management.…

August 16, 2022 - Replacements of some drugs are expected to hit the Croatian market as cost savings become extremely necessary in the weakened Croatian healthcare system.As Poslovni Dnevnik/Josipa Ban writes, counting the pennies in the…

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By Heidi de Marco ROSAMOND, Calif. - Deborah Lewis got out of bed before dawn and logged into her phone so she could start delivering fast food, coffee and groceries to residents in this western part of the desert from…

Pune, Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global antiviral drugs market it is expected that the clock $66.79 billion by 2030 Due to presence of a well-established supply chain, growing interest in supporting the development of…

Share on PinterestResearchers are exploring acupuncture as a possible treatment for many health conditions. Alina555/Getty ImagesAbout 415 million people worldwide live with diabetes. Researchers looked at acupuncture, which is an…

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A Lyttelton port worker has lost a wrongful dismissal claim after failing a second drug test, the second time while consuming a small amount of his wife's medicinal cannabis. The worker, who was not named in the Employment Relations…

Pharmacist interventions can provide patient-specific guidance to identify and resolve medication regimen issues to ensure optimal outcomes.As drug experts, the pharmacist informs the patient about his prescriptions. Because pharmacists…

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A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology revealed that only 6.8% of Americans are in optimal cardiometabolic health.…

US health authorities recently reported that drug-resistant infections increased in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report comes from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He said there had been an…

Shares of microcap biotech Adial Pharmaceuticals cratered on Tuesday after the company admitted that its experimental therapy for heavy drinkers failed the primary endpoint of the Phase III trial. Hope is eternal…

Scientists from the Department of Pharmacy at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of the most common heart rhythm disturbance - atrial fibrillation (AF).…

By Jacob Mosenda Dar es Salaam. Pharmacists reiterated the need for technological reforms in the dispensing of drugs based on the patient's genetics to combat the drug resistance that currently plagues the world.According to the…

The Department of Health and Human Services warned U.S. retail pharmacies on Wednesday that they risk violating civil rights law if they deny access to drugs used in abortions under certain circumstances.The HHS Office for Civil Rights said…

Photo: Getty As passengers, we are convinced that airlines have essential medicines and tools in their medical kits, in case of a health emergency. Doctors and nurses need these tools if they are called upon to help them. Unfortunately,…

From ayahuasca to cocaine, psychoactive substances have played an important role in many Native American societies. Derived from what are often referred to as "plants of the gods", these substances produce feelings of ecstasy and…

Recently a 65 year old friend of mine sent me a list of his daily medications. Until last week for a few years he…

One of the most difficult enigmas of modern American life is the high cost of medical care and prescription drugs, especially compared to other wealthy countries. Although very little about the need for health care and medicine meets the…

RD4895 is a drug from The Terminal List that was supposed to be for the treatment of PTSD but caused horrible side effects. Is there a real equivalent? It may be difficult for viewers to…

A drug 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin hospitalized 12 people in Wairarapa in the space of a weekend. Experts and health advocates are calling for stronger support systems amid reports of fentanyl circulating in the community.…

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban plans to spend the next decades of his life talking about the mission to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry through the Mark Cuban Cost-Plus Drug Co. Of all the companies he's been involved in, c is the…

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(WXYZ) - The United States is experiencing a shortage of prescription drugs, which is affecting both healthcare facilities and patients.On the FDA website, several hundred drugs are listed as "currently in short supply".CLICK HERE TO SEE…

The most studied herb for liver disease has a wide range of other therapeutic effectsMilk thistle, with its distinctive purple flowers and long, spiny leaves, has long been touted for its liver-healthy benefits and detoxifying prowess. Milk…

A drug that has been shown to protect vulnerable patients still at risk from Covid can also drastically reduce their chances of dying if infected, a study has found.Evusheld, developed by AstraZeneca, was approved by UK regulators in March…

Dr. Ren is currently the Scientific Director of Insilico Medicine and the Director of Global Research and Development. He will retain these titles after his appointment and will also oversee clinical development with full control over…

A federal jury found Alexander, Arkansas family physician Joe David May, MD, known locally as "Jay" May, guilty of the 22 counts he was charged with in a multi-tier conspiracy. million dollars to defraud TRICARE, the federal…

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital Primary Care Presents "Why Blood Pressure Matters to Your Overall Health"It…

Amrit Mula was a senior human resources manager at Eli Lilly and Co. for nearly 15 years. She worked at "one of America's largest biotech factories," a plant in Branchburg, New Jersey, and according to a Reuters article from March…

MILAN, Italy - Antisense oligonucleotide vupanorsen significantly reduces very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and residual cholesterol levels in patients with elevated lipids despite statin therapy, suggests a TRANSLATE-TIMI 70…

Non-prescription means that a drug can be purchased from the retail market (pharmacies) without a doctor's prescription New Delhi: Government plans to allow over-the-counter sale of 16 commonly used drugs like paracetamol by amending the…

Twenty-four years ago, a drug called Herceptin changed the way doctors treat breast cancer. Its approval in 1998 made it possible to target aggressive breast tumors linked to a gene…

June 3, 2022 – More suspected cases of monkeypox are being investigated in the United States, with health authorities in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Illinois reporting their first cases.As of 2 p.m. Thursday, the CDC said 21 confirmed cases…

Most people who get a prescription for opioid pain relievers to relieve pain from surgery or dental procedures fill it immediately. But a new study shows some are filling those prescriptions more…

One morning last year, I woke up with a slight pain in my left eye. Over the next two days, my vision blurred and I lost the ability to see color in that eye. After a whirlwind afternoon of seeing my doctor, being rushed to an eye doctor,…

On Tuesday, state media ran a story about ordinary people giving food to those in need. (Rodong Sinmun - News1) North Korea is forcing party members to provide household medicine and food, ostensibly for those in…

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Memberships: Department of Health Policy & Management and Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (JB, MS, GA)University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy,…

In studies of mice and human tissue, as well as live mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a problem in the normal process of cleaning up broken DNA in brain cells can accelerate the progression of Parkinson…

A new pandemic science hub is being created to develop treatments for lung infections such as Covid-19.The University of Edinburgh center will use translational genomics - tracking clues in the human genome to rapidly identify and test new…

(KNSI) – Minnesota Senator Tina Smith is introducing three bills to combat rising drug prices and target abusive marketing practices within the pharmaceutical industry. The bills come as a result of a House oversight committee…

Warns against frequenting unlicensed pharmacies and patent drug stores The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria said it has sealed off as many as 469 unlicensed patent drug stores and pharmacies in 18 local government areas of Bauchi state,…

Our correspondent Tarn Taran, May 10A drug addict from the locality of Muradpur committed suicide at the civilian hospital complex and another…

Kidney disease has become a critical health issue for the global population, especially with diabetes mellitus (DM) becoming ubiquitous in developing countries. Approximately 37 million Americans suffer from chronic kidney…

Dear Dr. Roach: If taking blood pressure medication (losartan) at night,…

The Biden administration announced on April 26, 2022, its intention to increase the availability of the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid, pledging to put more treatment pills in the hands of Americans. An oral antiviral, Paxlovid has been shown to…

By The East African Kenya's Ministry of Health is studying two drugs used to treat malaria in hospitals to see if they are still effective.The antimalarial drug efficacy study started in March 2021 in Siaya and Bungoma counties in…

DC Diagnosis is STAT's weekly newsletter on health and medical policy and politics. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. The right to try is the last policy to get "2.0-ed" 2022, it seems, is the year of health policy…

Most rheumatology providers are familiar with the following frustrating scenario: after spending months or even years stabilizing a patient's autoimmune disease and finding a therapy that works really well for them, they run into the…

Before my insurer had even pre-approved coverage for the new injectable medication my doctor had prescribed, I received a voicemail from its manufacturer informing me that I might be eligible for its co- payment. This meant that the…

Depletion of CLIP170 or DCTN1 in human cells causes only modest decreases in microtubule dynamics, determined by measuring comet EB1 lengths (in green), which track the growth of microtubule ends. The nucleus of…

JTwo days after receiving my second dose of the Moderna mRNA vaccine in a clinical trial, my body was still mounting a robust immune response when, from the floor of my son's bathroom, I frantically phoned the site. clinical research…

Jaipur: Acting on complaints of ending 'drug lapka culture', Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena visited Sawai Man Singh Hospital on Friday and ordered officials to surrender staff nurse or hospital staff responsible for arranging medications…

Treating high blood pressure in pregnant women reduced their risk of developing severe preeclampsia and helped prevent some premature births, the study found. Photo courtesy of Max Pixel When women…

The drugs that the Covid-19 has put forward COVID-19 has brought to the fore a slew of drugs that weren't famous before. Dolo 650 is a brand that you have no doubt heard of. According to Pharmasofttech AWACS, a pharmaceutical market…

Medicare won't pay for Biogen's new Alzheimer's drug unless potential patients are enrolled in a clinical trial, the U.S. government said Thursday in a decision that will severely limit…

This year's legislative session was filled with landmark bills like the president's mental health reform bill and numerous tributes to the culture wars brewing on the GOP home front. Many of these bills…