Prescription drug disposal day planned

The Drug Enforcement Administration will coordinate a one-day Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative this week. This is a statewide event and will provide an opportunity for the public to surrender pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications to law enforcement for destruction. The event will operate from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on April 30. The [...]

Acne Antibiotics Not Linked to Drug Resistance

MONDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — Long-term use of antibiotics to treat acne doesn’t seem to spur bacteria into becoming resistant to the medications, a new study finds. View full post on All Stories

US clears first melanoma drug to extend survival

It is the first new drug the Food and Drug Administration has approved to treat melanoma since 1998. Older medications have shown few results in fighting the difficult-to-treat skin cancer. View full post on All Stories

Radiation Treatment: Beware Fake Iodine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are warning American consumers about counterfeit medications claiming to protect against radiation exposure. View full post on All Stories

Asthma Drug Cuts Seasonal Flares for Inner-City Kids (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) — A monoclonal antibody improved asthma symptoms and reduced the need for other control medications among inner-city children, researchers say. View full post on All Stories

Drug naming standard for electronic health records enhanced

The RxNorm standard clinical drug vocabulary produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) now contains more accurate and complete connections between National Drug Codes (NDCs) and standard nonproprietary names of medications recommended for use in electronic health records (EHRs). View full post on All Stories

FDA recalls prescription cold and allergy medications

The Food and Drug Administration is recalling hundreds of prescription cough, cold and allergy medications. View full post on All Stories

Klobuchar calls for drug shortage notification system

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar was in Duluth today Saturday encourage passage of a bill that would attempt to address a shortage in prescription medications. View full post on All Stories

New Breast Cancer Drug May Soon Be Offered By Online Canadian Pharmacies

A new breakthrough in breast cancer has come to light after studies at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. It has been discovered that a certain peptide from human blood has shown the ability to significantly reduce the growth of human breast tumors. The results came from human breast tumors implanted in mice. Two research [...]

New Blood Pressure Medication Soon To Be Available Through Canada Pharmacy

Original Headlines: New High Blood Pressure Medication Soon To Be Available Through Online Canadian Pharmacies The FDA have recently approved a new drug which is directed for the treatment of high blood pressure, or hypertension. Amturnide with active ingredients amlodipine, aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide is a new drug developed by drug manufacturer Novartis and has been [...]

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