People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing drugs, according to a recent study. The research is published in Chronic ...

Paralytic drugs, or neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), are powerful muscle relaxants used to prevent muscle movement during surgical procedures. They're also used during critical care, such as ...

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 places controls on certain medicines. We call these 'controlled drugs'. The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 categorise controlled drugs into 5 schedules. The schedules ...

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 places controls on certain medicines. We call these 'controlled drugs'. The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 split controlled drugs into 5 schedules. The schedules ...

When patients cannot adhere to inhaler instructions — whether because of cognitive or physical limitations — a nebulized LAMA might offer another method to safely deliver medication. To that end, GOLD ...

A top doctor has revealed which common medications taken by millions could put you at risk of a heart attack. Dr Zain Hasan, an anesthetist in California, highlighted non-steroidal anti ...

Medicare beneficiaries who take a lot of pricey medications will get a big break in 2025. That’s when the $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket costs for drugs bought at the pharmacy or through ...

Several major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi, are set to raise prices on more than 250 branded medications in the U.S. starting Jan. 1, 2025 ...

Participants New initiators of budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol or fluticasone-umeclidinium-vilanterol between 1 January 2021 and 30 September 2023 who had a diagnosis of COPD and were aged ...

North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un recently told top aides in his pariah kingdom that he will be launching Pyongyang’s “toughest anti-US counteraction” policy yet, according to state media.

Nearly one in three Europeans have sampled illegal drugs in their lifetime, but not every country is alike when it comes to their drug habits or their health impact. Regular drug use is associated ...

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