Popular opioid painkiller doesn’t ease chronic pain: new study
Talk about a dose of disappointment. A new analysis suggests that millions of Americans with chronic pain are…
What It Means for Access
Shortly before the federal government shut down last week, officials at the Food and Drug Administration quietly approved…
Commonly used opioid tramadol not that effective for easing chronic pain, new study finds
Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new…
New ‘unusual’ side effect of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic on the rise
From sagging jowls and sulfurous burps to deflated breasts and surprise pregnancies, the side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss…
NHS issues three-day warning for millions of users of co-codamol
Tens of millions of doses of co-codamol are taken every year in the UKNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money…
NHS offers free prescriptions to certain Brits – see if you can avoid the £9.90 cost
Prescription charges can quickly add up, but some people are entitled to free NHS prescriptionsThe NHS automatically grants…
NHS has important ‘stomach and gut’ message for anyone taking aspirin
The NHS has claimed that certain people could face a painful side effect that ‘keeps coming back’The NHS…
The FDA is putting politics in your medicine cabinet
What will we do when we can’t trust the FDA? In late 2020, as the COVID-19 vaccine was…
White House to announce ‘TrumpRx’ government drug retail site
Senior administration officials told reporters on Tuesday that patients will be able to visit the site, TrumpRx.gov, in…
Researchers say dangerous ‘Benadryl Challenge’ still active on TikTok
The “Benadryl challenge,” which started in 2020 on TikTok, is still active on social media platforms, despite the…
Puducherry L-G Kailashnathan vows crackdown on ‘spurious drugs’
Kailashnathan also underscored the wider importance of quality in all sectors of life, echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Pill millions of us take every day linked to surge in deadly scurvy
Around 15 per cent of people in the UK take the same medication with 73million doses presecribed every…