Centre mandates pharmacy-only sales for cough syrups in safety crackdown
The Union ministry of health and family welfare has removed cough syrups from the so-called Schedule K, which…
Medicine price hike under review as rising costs threaten supply
Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa
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‘Benadryl Challenge’ reaches Oklahoma, experts warn parents
A dangerous social media trend encourages children and teenagers to take dangerous amounts of Benadryl to hallucinate. Last…
Patterns of medication use across society from national primary care dispensing data
Between 1 November 2019 and 31 December 2024, we identified 5.8 billion prevalent medications dispensed to a population…
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Centre Bans Over-The-Counter Sale Of Syrup Medicines, Doctor’s Prescription Now Mandatory
The Central Government has made it mandatory for people to have a doctor’s prescription before purchasing any syrup-based…
Ozempic Weight Loss: From willpower to prescriptions: How Ozempic is rewriting the weight-loss story
There is a moment, somewhere between a celebrity rumour and a viral before-and-after, when a drug stops being…
Everything you need to know about the new Wegovy weight-loss pill – and whether you should take it or not
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Doctor’s prescription must for all syrups: Government cracks down on over-the-counter cough syrup sales
The Centre has tightened rules governing the sale of syrups, including cough syrups, with a fresh amendment to…
Why weight regain after GLP-1s isn’t failure—it’s biology (and what you can do about it)
GLP-1 medications are often characterized as a silver bullet in the media, but the reality is that the…
Why the drugs you’ve been prescribed may not work well
Much of this approach, says Barber, is down to the way modern society views illness. “We’re treating the…
Type 2 diabetes: Semaglutide may help protect bone health
People with type 2 diabetes can be at a higher risk for broken bones when they use weight-loss…