FRANKFURT, March 9 (Reuters) - Europe should reduce its dependence on a small number of countries for vital drug supplies such as antibiotics and anaesthetics to boost the bloc's preparedness for ...

A drug shortage is when a drug manufacturer isn't able to supply enough of a drug to meet all of its Canadian orders on time. The words drug, medication and medicine are often used interchangeably.

Zepbound (tirzepatide) is a prescription drug used to help with weight loss and sleep apnea in certain adults. The drug comes as a liquid solution inside vials or prefilled injection pens.

Quercetin might change how these pumps work and change how much medication stays in the body. In some cases, this might change the effects and side effects of a medication. Quercetin might ...

There are statutory and professional obligations relating to medicine safety: Practices should consider informing all patients about the importance of telling their clinicians about any prescribed and ...

There is no medication specifically for intrusive thoughts, but drugs that alleviate the underlying cause may also reduce the intrusive thoughts. Various conditions can cause intrusive thoughts ...

In September, Akeso, a little-known Chinese biotech company founded nearly a decade ago shook up the biotech sector with its new lung cancer drug. Ivonescimab, the new drug, was found in a trial ...

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdose in the United States in the 12-month period ending September 2024, a decline of about 24% from the previous year, according to ...

There's an arms race in medicine -- scientists design drugs to treat lethal bacterial infections, but bacteria can evolve defenses to those drugs, sending the researchers back to square one.

Wegovy (semaglutide) is a brand-name drug prescribed for weight management and to lower the risk of cardiovascular problems. Wegovy comes as a solution in single-use injection pens. It’s ...

Generic drugs have saved billions of dollars and benefited countless lives by making existing medicines more affordable. But a new study finds these drug copies may not all be created equal. Despite ...

Antiretroviral drugs are used to treat HIV infection. They work by blocking a stage of the virus's life cycle and, by doing so, prevent the virus from replicating. The drugs are organized into six ...