A New York Times report on the human use of a veterinary sedative called medetomidine depicts an alarming trend around the ...

At 78 years old, Maria has high blood pressure and needs to take seven different medications throughout the day at specific ...

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable but potentially life-threatening condition. Yet millions of people still lack access to the most effective treatment options. According to recently released ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a nationwide recall of thousands of bottles of blood-pressure medication last week after discovering cross-contamination with another drug. Federal ...

A drug prescribed to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder nightmares has been recalled for high traces of a chemical that could be cancerous. Food and Drug Administration recalled ...

Taking antibiotics can often lead to a collection of side effects: constipation, diarrhea, and bloating, for example. This happens because antibiotics are meant to target infection-causing bacteria, ...

Almut Winterstein consults on medication safety issues to Merck, Syneos, Lykos and Novo Nordisk. She receives funding for pregnancy-related research from NIH, CDC, FDA, and the Gates Foundation. Sonja ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame. As peers grew up and ...

Proper medication management is critical for the health of older adults, especially those managing multiple long-term health conditions. It leads to better treatment results and improves the quality ...