California has a few major changes coming to its health policy landscape in 2025. New laws that took effect Jan. 1 ban ...

Direct-to-consumer drug ads are prohibited in almost all countries besides the US. By leading doctors to prescribe unnecessary and more expensive treatments at the request of their patients, they also ...

At the intersection of queer and neurodivergent identities often lies a journey of self-discovery and self-expression.

When used as directed, medications are generally safe. However, there are risks in taking any medication. Safety measures can ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA or Agency) final rule on Additional Conditions for Nonprescription Use (ACNU) paves the way for some ...

Hi, it’s Amber in Hong Kong. For many of us, drug labels can be impossible to decipher. A small change may help. But before I ...

Advocate Health and the Dispensary of Hope provide free medications to uninsured patients ... which is a charitable medication distributor. The nonprofit receives medication donations from ...

In 2022, over 500 plaintiffs filed a case alleging that Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a drug manufacturing company, failed to ...

If patients did not meet the BP goal with the maximum tolerated dose of the initial medication, an open-label step 2 agent (atenolol, 25-100 mg/day; reserpine, 0.05-0.2 mg/day; or clonidine ...

Gluten-free medications may be important if you have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Common gastrointestinal issues include diarrhea, constipation, or heartburn, and you may need ...