Price cap should be placed on vet prescriptions, watchdog says | UK News
Pet owners could be paying twice as much for commonly prescribed medicines from vet practices than they could…
NHS alert issued to anyone taking common painkiller tablets like nefopam
Patients have been warned that they should talk to someone if they notice these problemsPeople might notice these…
Growing cocktail of medicines in world’s waterways could be fuelling antibiotic resistance
Scientists have long been worried about the buildup of antibiotics in the environment. But in a recent study…
Common Medications Continue Altering Your Gut Years After You Stop Taking Them
(© JJAVA – stock.adobe.com) In A Nutshell Researchers studied 2,509 Estonians and found 42% of tested drugs left…
High cost of influenza antiviral drives patients to forgo treatment | Malaysia
THE rising price of antiviral medication for Influenza A is forcing some patients to forgo treatment, with families…
Health minister hails new HIV prevention jab but warns of limited supply
JOHANNESBURG — JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s health minister on Tuesday called lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention…
UK’s most prescribed medication may slash risk by 80%
A study involving more than a million people has found that low cholesterol could slash your risk of…
UK weight loss jab sales increase sevenfold to 2.5 million, new figures show
Around 2.5 million people are using weight loss jabs in the UK, according to a report. Sales of…
RFK Jr., Tylenol and circumcision–the lowdown
It’s not my habit to preface my columns with “trigger alerts,” so this is a first: If talking…
Taking Too Much Tylenol Has Proven Risks. Trump Didn’t Talk About Those.
President Trump went far beyond the science when, based on an unproven link and inconclusive studies, he warned…
Substandard (contaminated) oral liquid medicines
Alert summary This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to three substandard (contaminated) oral liquid medicines identified in India…
Heartburn drug warning over long-term use of omeprazole or lansoprazole
COMMON TREATMENT: Proton pump inhibitors are used to treat a variety of stomach complaints (Image: Getty) A GP…