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What's really in your St John's wort tablets?
The real amount of active ingredient in over-the-counter St John's wort "varies greatly" and can be up to 114% of the amount on the label, according to new study in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. view more (2004-02-04)
Antidepressants linked to lower child suicide rates
esearchers report an inverse relationship between antidepressant prescriptions and the rates of suicide in children and adolescents - a finding that contradicts the Food and Drug Administration's "black box" warning for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications, also known as SSRI drugs. view more (2006-11-02)
OPICAN study in 7 Canadian cities reveals prescription opioid abuse more prevalent than heroin
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities reveals that prescription opioids, and not heroin, are the major form of illicit opioid use. These findings raise questions about the current focus of Canada's drug control policy and treatment programs. view more (2006-11-21)
Free drug samples may burden patients' pockets
Following free drug sample receipt, patients who receive these samples have significantly higher out-of-pocket prescription costs than those who don't, according to the first study to look at the out-of-pocket cost associated with free-sample use. view more (2008-03-25)
New Paper from Internists Calls for Increased Role for FDA
A new policy paper that calls for broader authority and increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was released today by the American College of Physicians (ACP). Improving FDA Regulation of Prescription Drugs offers a half-dozen recommendations about how to improve the agency's ability to approve and monitor new drugs. view more (2009-09-25)
UCSF launches study on treatment for prescription drug addiction
UCSF is launching a new study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers and has openings for patients to enroll. view more (2007-04-19)
Global public health the focus of scientific conference
Counterfeit and adulterated food and drugs and advances in measurement science used to detect them emerged as key themes of the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) hosted by the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention. view more (2009-09-29)
Does direct to consumer drug advertising medicalise normal human conditions?
Does direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs, currently allowed only in the United States and New Zealand, medicalise normal human conditions? A debate in this week's BMJ puts the case for and against. Direct to consumer advertising encourages healthy people to believe they need medical attention, writes Barbara Mintzes at the... view more... (2002-04-10)
Junior Doctors Need Training To Reduce Prescribing Errors
A qualitative UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that prescribing errors in hospitals are a consequence of poor understanding of drug prescribing. Authors of the study conclude that junior doctors should be trained in the principles of drug dosing, and that medical staff should promote a working culture which recognises the... view more... (2002-04-17)
1 in 10 advanced colon cancer patients worry about prescription drug costs
The vast majority of advanced colon cancer patients in a clinical trial were not concerned about the cost of prescription drugs for managing chemotherapy side effects, such as infection, pain and nausea and few adopted strategies to reduce drug cost burdens after joining the clinical trial. view more (2009-06-01)
Risks of sulfonylurea drugs in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
Sulfonylurea drugs, used in the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus to lower blood sugar levels, have been suspected since the 1970s of increasing cardiovascular mortality as well. view more (2006-01-17)
Women prescribed drugs linked to birth defects not often advised to use birth control
Although prescription medications that may increase the risk of birth defects are commonly used by women in their childbearing years, only about half receive contraceptive counseling from their health care providers. view more (2007-09-18)
Unlicensed and off-label prescribing in children must improve
Many drugs prescribed to children in general practice are either not licensed for use in children ("unlicensed") or are prescribed outside the terms of the product licence ("off-label"). Three studies in this week's BMJ show that unlicensed and off-label prescription of drugs to children is common and carries a high risk of... view more... (2002-05-28)
Drug dosages often incorrect for obese patients
As if severely overweight people didn't already have enough health concerns, experts are raising another red flag - the possibility that some of their prescription medications, especially antibiotics, may not be prescribed at the appropriate dosage and could be ineffective. view more (2007-11-16)
Weight gain induced by antipsychotic drugs can be avoided
A research team from Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine and Robert-Giffard Hospital has demonstrated that weight gain induced by the use of antipsychotic drugs-which in extreme cases can be as high as 30 kilos in only one month-can be avoided through a specially designed weight control program. view more (2008-01-17)
Risks of increased access to over-the-counter medicines may outweigh benefits
The risks of increasing people's access to over-the-counter medicines may outweigh the benefits, warn experts in this week's BMJ. view more (2008-03-28)
Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters
Americans are likely to be exposed to unacceptable side effects of FDA-approved drugs such as Vioxx in the future because of fatal flaws in the way new drugs are tested and marketed, according to research to be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). view more (2008-08-04)
Drug labels are prescriptions for mistakes
A new study to assess understanding of five common prescription label instructions found that patients had difficulty comprehending how much and how often the medication should be taken. view more (2006-11-30)
1 in 5 early-stage breast cancer patients may not follow hormonal therapy plan
Postmenopausal women with early-stage, hormone-sensitive breast cancer have a lower risk of disease recurrence when their treatment includes a new class of hormone therapy drugs, yet one out five women prescribed the drugs may not take them regularly. view more (2006-12-18)
Prescription for an electronic revolution?
Patients could be saved millions of trips to their GP under a new scheme that has the potential to revolutionise the system of prescribing medicines. view more (2007-12-18)
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