Pharmaceuticals

Pharmacies Don’t Know How to Dispose of Leftover Opioids and Antibiotics

Today (Dec. 30), a team of researchers from the University of California, S...
Today (Dec. 30), a team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., published the results of an investigation into whether or not pharmacy workers could...

A Cautionary Tale About Antibiotics

Antibiotics are prescribed to treat infections from head to toe—from bronch...
Antibiotics are prescribed to treat infections from head to toe—from bronchitis to urinary tract infections (UTIs). But doctors and patients are increasingly learning more about the alarming side effects of one particular class called fluoroquinolones,...

If You Take Ibuprofen Often, Read This

A new study finds a link between over-the-counter painkillers and hearing l...
A new study finds a link between over-the-counter painkillers and hearing loss among women

Opioid Poisoning in Toddlers Increases 205%

The first look at how the opioid epidemic is affecting children shows that ...
The first look at how the opioid epidemic is affecting children shows that just as with adults, rates of hospitalizations for opioid poisonings are climbing among young people

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