Antibiotics: Mum told to crush up pills for strep A baby
A huge rise in demand for antibiotics for children saw shortages of the medicine. Source link
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What are abortion pills and could they be banned?
They have become the new frontier in the US battle over abortion access. Now, a lawsuit in Texas threatens to pull mifepristone off shelves nationwide. The drug is one of two pills used for medication abortion, which account for half of all abortions in the country. The BBC’s Nomia Iqbal explains. Video by Joyce Liu and … Read more
Treating a patient with pills alone is over, it is time for digital health!, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Dr Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Founder-Health Parliament and former advisor to the Health Minister, Government of India spoke to ETHealthworld’s Prathiba Raju on how healthcare is adopting technology faster than we can imagine. Further elucidated about the ‘Certified Digital Health Professional’ (CDHP) course blending the fields of health, technology, and management. How this course jointly offered … Read more
New Science Reveals the Best Way to Take a Pill
Sept. 16, 2022 – I want to tell you a story about forgetfulness and haste, and how the combination of the two can lead to frightening consequences. A few years ago, I was lying in bed about to turn out the light when I realized I’d forgotten to take “my pill.” Like some 161 million … Read more
Statin pills rarely cause muscle pain or problems, study finds
Although muscle aches are common, they are rarely linked to the drug itself, researchers say. Source link
America’s Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fewer Americans are turning to sleep medications to fight insomnia. After a dramatic rise in prescriptions for drugs like Ambien, the trend has ebbed, according to a new study, and fewer doctors are prescribing sleep medications. Use of these sleep aids dropped 31% … Read more
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Ohio State University is warning students to be wary of fake Adderall pills after two students died last week. University officials said that Columbus Public Health has warned the community about the counterfeit Adderall, which contain the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl and … Read more
Ukraine war: Volunteers deliver emergency contraception pills
Nearly 3,000 packets of morning-after pills have been sent to the country as rape reports rise. Source link
Hate Taking Pills? For Some Drugs, You Won’t Need To
One of the most common ways of taking a drug is to swallow a pill. However, young children and people with health conditions ranging from Parkinson’s disease to throat cancer can have trouble getting down a tablet or capsule. Other drugs, such as insulin, need to be injected, which can be painful and even trigger … Read more
Hospitals Are Rationing COVID Pills, Infusions as Cases Rise
The situation is reminiscent of the early part of the pandemic, when personal protective equipment and ventilators were scarce. “It makes me nauseous going home at night because it makes me feel like I’m deciding, with this limited resource, who should get it,” Dr. Christian Ramers, an infectious disease specialist at Family Health … Read more