Are electronic prescribing systems increasing the risk of ‘look-alike sound-alike’ medication errors?
On 10 May 2024, three-week-old Sidra Aliabase died after being wrongly prescribed sodium acid phosphate instead of sodium…
Funding of weight-loss drug Wegovy expected to come swiftly
Pharmac has added Wegovy to its list of medicines suitable for future funding. Photo: Jens Kalaene / AFP…
Breztri Side Effects To Watch for With the COPD Inhaler
Breztri Side Effects To Watch for With the COPD Inhaler Use left and right arrow keys to navigate…
Terry Wahls: The doctor who claims functional medicine reversed her MS
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Terry Wahls can walk. She can ride her bike. She can run two miles…
Prescriptions for controversial drug shot up 250% for cancer patients after Mel Gibson endorsement
You’ve heard of pseudoscience — but what about celebrity science? New research suggests a bombshell claim from Mel…
Pharmac adds Wegovy for weight loss to list for future funding
If chosen for future funding, Wegovy would be available to people with a BMI of 35 or more…
Using On-Demand (Acute) Medications With Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)
There are five U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved on-demand medications for HAE. All are intended to be…
‘I nearly died after buying weight loss jab from friend of friend’
Chloe is just one of several people in the UK who have ended up in hospital after taking…
Heart Medication Recall: Is Your Prescription Affected?
Recent research highlighted that a commonly over-consumed ingredient in many American diets is salt. It would be an…
Pharmac adds Wegovy for weight loss to list for future funding
If chosen for future funding, Wegovy would be available to people with a BMI of 35 or more…
Wegovy® pill delivered 21.6% weight loss in early responders and doubled mobility improvement, according to new Novo Nordisk data at ECO2026
Novo Nordisk A/S Almost a third of adults taking Wegovy® pill (oral semaglutide 25 mg) were early responders…
KRDO13 Investigates: Fountain Walgreens accused of dispensing expired medication, company launches internal investigation
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) – A southern Colorado woman says she was given expired chemotherapy medication not once –…