The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled several Valsartan blood pressure medications from the market in 2019 due to their potential contamination with carcinogenic

Risperdal is a drug that has pros and cons. It is sometimes used to treat severe behavior problems in children. For example, it may be

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The path for prescription drugs to get approved and introduced on the market here in the United States is a multi-level process. Its manufacturer must

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall of a popularly prescribed weight loss medication last week. The federal agency did so after

TDF, or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, is a drug designed to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Marketed by Gilead under the brand name Truvada (along with

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarite (TDF) drugs designed to treat the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are marketed under a variety of names, including Truvada, Atripla, Viread. They’ve

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public warning to those who take the over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac on Sept. 13. They announced

Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience a great deal of pain on a daily basis due to inflammation that wreaks havoc on the body. To

One of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) responsibilities is to inspect domestic or foreign facilities that manufacture drugs distributed to pharmacies and stores

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall of additional lots of the blood pressure medication Losartan on March 15. In announcing the

Vaccines are an important part of our culture because they prevent diseases, thus saving lives. Most people who get vaccinated notice no ill effects and

The drug manufacturer Tris-Pharma issued a recall of additional batches of infants’ ibuprofen drops this past week. This marks the second over-the-counter pain reliever recall

Pharmaceutical research and the prescription of medications for what ails a patient is big business in the United States. Each year millions of Americans suffering

The opioid crisis has been grabbing headlines for years as overdoses skyrocket and the victims become move diverse (suburban teens, professionals, otherwise law-abiding citizens). Blame

Have you ever taken your usual prescription allergy medication and found your heart rate and blood pressure skyrocketing? What about your daily cholesterol pill causing

A study published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy in February of 2016 shed some light on some interesting on why medications and drugs

You’ve certainly heard of the opioid epidemic. Addiction. Death. Desperation. For the past two decades, drug manufacturers encouraged doctors to prescribe their painkillers while downplaying

Our country is in the midst of an “opioid epidemic.” This headline, along with similar sensationalism, appears in a slew of publications from “Time Magazine”

If you watch television, then you’re bound to have seen a commercial about some type of class-action lawsuit being filed against a pharmaceutical company. One