prescription drugs

To Predict ‘Next Wave of Drug Abuse,’ FDA Listens To The Internet And Follows The Pills

In a just published perspective piece in The New England Journal of Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.

Any Guesses For Top Selling Drugs? Hint: Opioids Don't Dominate

What were the top selling prescription drugs last year? What segment of the population is most increasing its drug intake? What are the projections of medication spending in the next five years?

FDA To Change How Prescription Drugs And Biologics Are Advertised

Who among us hasn’t chuckled at a television prescription drug ad when it ventures into a litany of wide-ranging potential side effects like anal leakage to erections lasting more than four hours?

'Drugged Driving' Not Just Tiger Woods' Issue

With the Jupiter Police dash-cam video of Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest just released, the public gets a further glimpse into the unfortunate event.

Prescription Monitoring Laws in Florida Helped Slightly

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25% of Americans want antibiotics for viral illnesses

Bad news from the CDC according to the

Rates of ADHD prescriptions soar among adults

It is difficult to ignore a

The New York Times takes your breath away

What's the Story? Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Your Medications

Despite the fact that

Weighing Benefits and Risks in Pharmaceutical Use: A Consumer's Guide

Our aversion to risk is particularly intense when it comes to prescription drugs.

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