prescription medicine

Older adults at high risk for drug interactions

harminka — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:20:47 -0600

At least one in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people in the United States, take multiple drugs in combinations that can produce a harmful drug-drug interaction, and half of these interactions involve a non-prescription medication, researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center report in the Dec. 24/31, 2008, issue of JAMA.

Over-the-counter medicines: proceed with caution

harminka — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:02:27 -0500

The risks of increasing people’s access to over-the-counter medicines may outweigh the benefits, warn experts in this week’s BMJ.

Cost of Drugs Prescribed For Elderly Care Rising

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:08:46 -0600

Drug costs have been increasing during 2007, especially those mainly prescribed to elderly.

Prescription for an electronic revolution?

harminka — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:59:30 -0600

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.

Direct to consumer advertising in Europe will harm public health

harminka — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:46:55 -0500

Allowing the drug industry to supply information on prescription medicines direct to patients in Europe will have serious implications for public health, warn experts in this week's BMJ.

U. of Md. Researchers to Develop Devices to Revolutionize Drug Research

mcorley — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:42:59 -0500

A multi-disciplinary group of researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) has won a competitive, $2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to revolutionize the way researchers develop and test pharmaceutical drugs.

Prescription labels geared toward pharmacies, not patients

harminka — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:14:16 -0500

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.

Amgen Updates U.S. Prescribing Information for Aranesp, EPOGEN

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:51:17 -0600

Many patients don't understand prescription medicine labels

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:33:18 -0600