Patients could be saved millions of trips to their GP under a new scheme that has the potential to revolutionise the system of prescribing medicines.

Merck says it voluntarily recalls Hib vaccine due to contamination in the equipment in which the vaccine is made. Merck Hib vaccine recall includes around 1.2 million doses.

On May 29, 2007 AstraZeneca, the maker of Prilosec (omeprazole) and Nexium (esomeprazole), sent FDA data from two long-term studies in patients with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that were being treated with either Prilosec or Nexium.

Many states could more effectively address the huge financial and societal burden of alcohol abuse by changing policies that may be inadvertently impeding access to an inexpensive prescription drug known to reduce problem drinking. These findings appear in a new study in today’s online version of the journal, Health Services Research.

Merck Agreement Provides for $4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement Payment.

The reasons why physicians prescribe antibiotics inappropriately are not fully understood. Inappropriate antibiotic use is an important problem worldwide.

NeuroMark, a Boulder, Colorado company, announced today the immediate availability of a genetic test to identify people at risk of suicidal ideation—thoughts of committing suicide—when prescribed an antidepressant drug.

The Texas Rx Card Program is proud to announce that it will be providing “FREE” discount prescription drug cards to the residents of Texas. As a resident of Texas, you can download a free discount prescription drug card by visiting WWW.TEXASRXCARD.COM. The card can be used at more than 50,000 pharmacies across the country to receive savings of up to 75% (savings average around 30%).

In an 18-year-study on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Mayo Clinic researchers found that treatment with prescription stimulants is associated with improved long-term academic success of children with ADHD. The Mayo Clinic results are the first population-based data to show stimulant drug therapy helps improve long-term school outcomes.

A new study in PLoS Medicine has found that a third of all spam messages advertise health products such as drugs and natural health products and that it is easy to purchase prescription drugs and controlled substances advertised in these messages.

Researchers in this week's BMJ raise concerns over suggestions that drug makers could supply information on medicines to patients, as part of a proposal to modify the current ban on direct to consumer advertising in Europe.

The labels on most prescription drug containers highlight the pharmacy’s name or logo rather than instructions on how to take the medication, reports a new study in the September 10 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.