Dr. Andrew Pavia answers the question: 'Prescription Medicines For Colds?' — -- Question: Are there any prescription medicines to treat my cold, and do they have side effects? Answer: In general, ...

Recently, The Seattle Times ran a five-day series that I believe failed to explain how the appropriate and timely use of prescription medicines and other new medical interventions improves the health ...

Ads promoting weight-loss prescription-only medicines (POMs) have been banned over concerns they “play on people’s ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - If you’ve ever seen a commercial for a prescription drug, you might have had a similar thought to the viewer who sent in today’s Good Question. Steve asks, “Why are ...

Brand-name drugs to treat heartburn, diabetes, depression and other common afflictions of the elderly were among the most expensive drains on the federal government's Medicare prescription benefit, ...

There are a lot of medicines to choose from for relief from chronic constipation. Some are over-the-counter treatments, and others need a doctor's prescription. You'll want to know what types of ...

Dr. Welsh answers the question: 'All Prescription Pain Meds Addictive?' — -- Question: Are All Prescription Pain Medicines Addictive? Answer: Whether or not a person becomes addicted to ...

The way our health care system currently pays for prescription medicines is convoluted and confusing. We rely on a complicated system of list prices, net prices, rebates and an opaque supply chain ...

Despite the fact that herbal or plant-based medicines are widely used and trusted by the public and have been for many years, few have been approved by regulatory agencies in the Western world (e.g., ...

The 25% increase in the numeric value of a metric that helps decide whether pharmaceuticals are worth the cost isn't the same ...