Colorado wins federal OK to import prescription drugs from Canada
After seven years of planning and applying and reapplying and waiting, Colorado last week won federal approval to…
Spironolactone Is Being Called the GLP-1 of Acne—Here’s What Derms Want Us to Know
A precious few things are touted as a cure-all for hormonal acne, but spironolactone—a prescription-based medication—has been doing…
Calls grow over compensation for victims of pelvic mesh and sodium valproate scandals
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Noom makes GLP-1 support free for all users
Digital companion aims to help patients preserve muscle, manage side effects and maintain weight loss beyond medication. The…
Statins may trigger muscle side effects by activating inflammatory danger signals
New experimental findings reveal how statins may push vulnerable muscle cells into a stress state, suggesting future strategies…
Bangladesh probiotic sold as ‘supplement’ delivers 600% margins, insider claims
A medicine routinely administered to Bangladeshi children suffering from diarrhoea has become an extraordinarily lucrative product for its…
Unapproved peptides and black-market weight-loss drugs fuel rise in hospitalisations
Doctors extol their virtues on popular podcasts while social media influencers wax lyrical about their transformative powers, but…
New Baldness Pill Boosts Hair Coverage by Up to 86% in Six Months
AI-generated image. A familiar hair-loss drug may be getting a major upgrade. A slow-release formulation of minoxidil, one…
Pharmalittle: We’re reading about weight loss drug spending, launch prices for medicines, and much more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Clear, blue skies and mild breezes…
Are People With Eating Disorders Misusing GLP-1 Drugs?
Among over 400 people with eating disorders in an interim analysis of an ongoing cross-sectional study, 32.1% said…
OTC Meds For Menopause Symptoms Carry Risks
An unlikely drug combination has become the latest social media remedy for menopause symptoms: fexofenadine (Allegra), an allergy…
Nutrition matters for GLP-1 drug users
We noticed it right away in 2005 when the first GLP-1 medication for people with diabetes hit the…