medications

New Delhi, Popular weight loss drugs have been linked to a rare disease that causes eye blindness, according to a new study.Patients with diabetes or obesity are commonly prescribed weight-loss medications, such as Ozempic or Wegovy, which contain the protein semaglutide, which helps control...

Quebec City, Canada, when we see an older family member handling a bulky box of medications arranged by day of the week, we might stop and ask ourselves: Is it too much? How do all those pills interact?The fact is that as we age we are more likely to develop different chronic diseases that...

On Doctor's Day, they expressed concern about the growing tendency of patients to rely on Internet search results even for serious illnesses.They believe that although the use of the Internet has many advantages, it does not mean that there are fewer problems that affect daily life.The ease...

Dublin, During a psychotherapy session, one of my patients told me that the antidepressants her doctor had given her had "killed her will". He felt, he told me, “dead inside.” Unfortunately, this was not an isolated case. I have heard similar descriptions of the effects of antidepressant...

Michigan (US), the US Drug Enforcement Agency announced in late April 2024 that it plans to ease federal restrictions on cannabis, reclassifying it from a Schedule I drug to the less restrictive Schedule III, which includes codeine. , testosterone and others along with medications such as...

New Delhi, On World Asthma Day 2024, a pharmaceutical firm announced to organize over 600 camps across India in collaboration with around 100 hospitals in tier-one and tier-two cities under its “Reliever Free India” initiative.This nationwide initiative, launched by Alkem Laboratories in 2023...

MINNEAPOLIS [US]: People who take acid-reducin drugs may have a higher risk of migraines and other severe headaches than those who don't, according to a study. Acid-reducing medications include proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole and esomeprazole, histamine H2-receptor antagonists or H2...

PN Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 25: A recent study conducted by Noble Gastro Hospital, Ahmedabad The prevalent problem of gastric reflux in Gujarat has been revealed, with findings indicating that around 30% to 40% of the state's population suffers from acidity and heartburn. The study...

NEW DELHI: Nearly 10 per cent of prescriptions analyzed from tertiary care and teaching hospitals as part of a year-long government study had "unacceptable deviations" such as inappropriate prescription of medicines or overdiagnosis.According to the study, the potential consequences of these...