This article was originally published on KFF Health News. Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself “at my ideal body weight,” with his cholesterol below 200 for the first time in 20 years. “I feel fantastic,” he said. Like millions of others, Mikhael […]
Doctors advise against taking expired medications, but what do you do if you’re stationed on Mars with no pharmacy in sight? That’s the main question posed by Duke University School of Medicine researchers in a study published on July 23 in npj Microgravity. Researchers conclude that if astronauts ever intend to travel beyond the International […]
Ongoing pandemic crises and a shortage of trained pharmacists has Walgreens doubling down on automation. As The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend, the drug store giant is heavily investing in a network of prescription refill centers reliant on automated pharmabots to help with recent years’ skyrocketing medication orders. In doing so, the company […]
Several drugs can have intended and unintended affects on pregnancies. The US Department of Health and Human Services is ordering pharmacies to keep providing them, in light of state abortion bans.
The risks of aspirin outweigh the benefits of preventative use, according to a new recommendation by a federal task force.
Whether you endure seasonal allergies or suffer year-round, follow this expert advice for how to use allergy medications, and when to switch.
The current chemistry-based method for identifying new recreational drugs takes weeks and months. A new algorithm could shave that process down to minutes—and reduce overdose deaths if used correctly.
The expiration date on a drug is the date to which the drug company guarantees it is effective and safe.
Advocates of physician dispensing argue that it eliminates markups on medications and unnecessary dosing. But safety and ethics are two major concerns.
We’re used to hearing E. coli as the cause of food poisoning, but it’s actually an incredibly helpful organism.
