Tag: prescription drugs
about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

First monkeypox human drug trial launched by scientists behind Covid treatment breakthrough

Patients have started being recruited for the Platinum trial with researchers hoping 500 people will take part and th...

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about 2 years ago
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Thousands of vulnerable ‘in limbo’ as Government rules out buying Covid protection drug

Evusheld was approved for use by the UK medicines regulator earlier this year but ministers said there is insufficien...

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over 2 years ago
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ADHD drugs could be used to treat Alzheimer's, scientists now believe

Researchers said the findings mean clinical trials of noradrenergic drugs, which include antidepressants and medicine...

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over 2 years ago
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UK leading race to develop new treatments to tackle drug-resistant infections, says Sajid Javid

Health Secretary set to announce extra funding towards a global antibiotic research fund which is set to help million...

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over 2 years ago
nypost.com

43% of world’s rivers contain dangerous levels of prescription drugs

Researchers found 23 active ingredients exceeding “safe” concentrations: antidepressants, antihistamines, stimulants,...

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over 2 years ago
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Living with cystic fibrosis: ‘My lung function dropped to less than 50%’

Abi Crute Morris was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was 8 months old. After more than 20 years of struggling...

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over 2 years ago
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NHS rolls out life-saving arthritis drug to treat severely ill Covid patients

Health officials said baricitinib is the latest in an armoury of Covid treatments that the NHS has at its disposal to...

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over 2 years ago
nypost.com

Why having better sex could be good for the brain: study

Drugs like tadalafil, A K A Cialis, boost blood flow by opening up the arteries — which could benefit older patients ...

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over 2 years ago
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Regular paracetamol use 'linked to extra heart disease and stroke risk'

Researchers said doctors should start with a low dose of paracetamol, and increase the dose in stages, going no highe...

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almost 3 years ago
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Pfizer's new Covid pill cuts hospitalisation or death by 89 per cent, trial results show

The results appear to surpass those seen with Merck & Co Inc's pill Molnupiravir as the race heats up to bring the fi...

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about 3 years ago
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Molnupiravir : patients face a long wait before Covid anti-viral pill is available on the NHS

UK has secured 480,000 courses of molnupiravir after promising results, but limited supplies could restrict its use t...

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about 3 years ago
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New Covid pill 'cuts serious illness and deaths in half' in potential game changer for pandemic

US pharmaceutical company Merck said it will soon ask health officials around the world to authorise use of the drug,...

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over 3 years ago
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Pharma companies fined £260m after overcharging NHS for vital drugs

At one point the health service was being charged over £80 for a single pack of hydrocortisone tablets that had previ...

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over 3 years ago
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Daily pill to beat high cholesterol approved for use on the NHS

Adults in England who have primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia will now be eligible for what will be...

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almost 4 years ago
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Antipsychotic drugs prescription rising much faster that rates of psychosis

Researchers say it is difficult to explain why although England has seen a modest rise in psychotic symptoms in recen...

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about 4 years ago
nypost.com

New nightly pill to end snoring being tested in United States

What if a single pill could help your whole household sleep better?

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