Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

Having come from the pharmaceutical world, I tend to be on the supportive side of the industry because I spent more than 20 years finding out how insanely difficult it is to get a drug from the earliest stages (drug discovery) 

I discussed the main ingredient in many of these medications, phenylephrine, a medication that has been around for a quarter of a century but whose approval as an effective therapeutic is equally as old and not the current state of the art.

It was, of course, just a matter of time until someone studied exactly what was in the various gummies purchased and passed around like candy. And it's not at all surprising that Dr.

I'm always skeptical of claims concerning therapeutic uses of CBD oil (cannabidiol) and also the results of clinical trials that contain a small number of participants.

I wrote here in 2020 and here&n

In the past, I've come down pretty hard on the sleazy tactics used by certain pharmaceutical companies to sell more of

The DEA is chasing its tail, and it's hardly the first time.

The term "100-Day Cough" has its origins about five centuries ago in either China or Japan, depending on whom you believe. Although there is no universal definition, it is generally acce

Pharmacists are caught in a bind; filling a prescription requires more than simply counting out some pills; at minimum, there is a safety check and a need to ensure that the prescription is medically correct and correctly filled.