More than one third of older adults took five or more prescription medicines in the past month, and this pattern was associated with a 38% increased risk for death. Researchers analyzed data from a US ...

Drug spending continues to grow, but that doesn’t mean that everyone is getting the medicines that they need. A panel at ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic ...

New Zealand and the United States are the only high-income countries to allow unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of branded medicines, including the name of the drug and the condition for ...

As a practicing dentist, I feel strongly both ways. It's a great savings of time and money if a patient can obtain a needed pill easily. And important treatment is not always abstained if a doctor ...

The Union Health Ministry has introduced stricter quality checks for all syrups, including cough syrups, before they can be sold to patients. A new directive states that cough syrups can now be sold ...

Schedule H1 Explained: High-alcohol oral medicines now require a doctor's prescription under Schedule H1. This stricter classification mandates detailed sales records for pharmacies. The government ...

For decades, psychedelics were seen as dangerous, illegal and off-limits. Now, one of the world's biggest drugmakers is ...

A recent weight‑loss campaign drew public attention to the question of where a permitted health campaign ends and prohibited ...

New Zealand and the United States are the only high-income countries to allow unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of branded medicines, including the name of the drug and the condition for ...