Most US pot users think they can get away with driving high
(HealthDay)—Most Americans think they won’t get caught driving while high on marijuana, a new AAA Foundation survey finds. Nearly 70% of the nearly 2,600 licensed […]
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For many, friends and family, not doctors, serve as a gateway to opioid misuse
In a common narrative of the path to opioid misuse, people become addicted to painkillers after a doctor prescribed them pills to treat an injury […]
Read moreWHO agrees watered down resolution for clearer drug prices
The World Health Organization’s member states adopted on Tuesday a watered down resolution on improving drug price transparency that leading medical charity Doctors Without Borders […]
Read moreDoctors can estimate patient adherence by simply asking about medication routine
A visit to the doctor’s office typically begins with a series of questions, including one about medications. An Iowa State University researcher recommends doctors ask […]
Read moreIsrael drugmaker Teva vows to fight US price-fixing lawsuit
Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva vowed Saturday to defend itself after being accused of orchestrating price-fixing among drugmakers in a US antitrust lawsuit. According to The […]
Read moreUCLA researcher aims to study societal impacts of cannabis
In the 15 months since the recreational sale of marijuana became legal for adults in California, an explosion of new cannabis-based products, unchecked health claims […]
Read moreImmunocore’s Lead Asset Tebentafusp Gains Fast Track Designation for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma
OXFORD, England & CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.–April 03, 2019 –Immunocore Limited, a leading T Cell Receptor (TCR) biotechnology company, today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug […]
Read moreGabapentin and pregabalin become class C drugs
An expert in mental health and addiction at the University of York comments on the Government’s move to make gabapentin and pregabalin a class C […]
Read moreA new drug promises to lower risks of asthma attack
A recent study shows that a gamechanger drug called Fevipiprant promises to lower patients’ risks of suffering an asthma attack and being admitted to a […]
Read moreStudy: To keep leftover opioids out of harm’s way, give surgery patients disposal bags
Many surgery patients head home from the hospital with opioid pain medicine prescriptions, and most will have pills left over after they finish recovering from […]
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