Drugs are supposed to help us get rid of disease, or at least alleviate the symptoms of them. It is therefore particularly unfortunate that—on the contrary— drugs can contribute to making us sicker. Many medications […]
Limited effectiveness, weight regain, and high prevalence of adverse events are the three key limitations of semaglutide highlighted in a letter published in the JAMA Cardiology.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
A University of Alberta-led study has put to rest a long-standing controversy about the best time of day to take blood pressure medications—and in the process has created a powerful research network of family doctors […]
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Teva Pharmaceuticals, in collaboration with multiple international institutions, report findings on the efficacy of fremanezumab (sold as Ajovy by Teva) in reducing migraine frequency and depressive symptoms among patients […]
How cancer patients relying on daratumumab feel physically before starting the therapy can predict how long they will live and how well they will respond to the anti-multiple myeloma (MM) drug, according to a new […]
A group of researchers has developed a new formulation for the only drug available on the market to treat helminths, as worms such as schistosomes and tapeworms are known. According to the World Health Organization […]
A recent study by the University of Turku and the University of Helsinki in Finland and the Finnish Social Insurance Institution Kela reveals that the average duration of ADHD medication for children and adolescents is […]
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline announced Wednesday the acquisition of a drug under development to treat a common form of liver disease, in a deal worth up to $2 billion.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
A study published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry presents a new family of candidate compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and pain, which have shown promising effects in animal models.This article was originally […]
Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-colored inhaler (or “puffer”).This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
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