Medications

Muscle Relaxants Penn

Long-term use of muscle relaxants on alarming rise, Penn researchers find

Children's Health

FDA approves dispersible HIV drug for newborn infants, children

New HIV drug for children

Remdesivir fails to meet expectations as COVID-19 treatment in first clinical trial

Penn Medicine launches hydroxychloroquine trial to evaluate COVID-19 treatment possibility

Penn Medicine launches trial to evaluate hydroxychloroquine as possible COVID-19 treatment

Zantac, ranitidine generics removed from market due to cancer-causing impurity

FDA pulls Zantac ranitidine market

Amazon's Alexa can now answer common medication questions

Amazon's Alexa can now answer common medication questions

Arthritis pain reliever Voltaren to be sold over the counter

Voltaren Arthritis pain reliever

For advanced prostate cancer patients, statins offer hope of a longer life

Statins reduce mortality in prostate cancer patients

Children's Health

Palforzia, the first peanut allergy drug, to hit market later this year

Palforzia Peanut Allergy Drug

Doctors in Thailand treat coronavirus with anti-viral cocktail of HIV drugs and Tamiflu

HIV Flu drugs treat Coronavirus

Does Tylenol cause cancer? California considers declaring acetaminophen a carcinogen

Tylenol Acetaminophen Cancer Carcinogen

Recurrent miscarriages could be treated by a type 2 diabetes medication, study says

Recurrent miscarriages treatment

Are generic drugs safe? Not necessarily

Generic Drug Safety

Potential game-changing migraine medication passes large-scale clinical trial

Migraine drug research

FDA keeps brand-name drugs on a fast path to market – despite manufacturing concerns

Batch of Xanax medication recalled due to 'foreign substance'

Xanax pharma

Study links blood pressure medication to suicide risk, but some health experts are skeptical

blood pressure medication suicide

What are the alternatives to Zantac?

Zantac alternative medications

Children's Health

Pediatricians stand by meds for ADHD – but some want therapy first

ADHD Medications Therapy AAP

Here's the best way to handle fall allergies

Fall Allergies Philadelphia

New pill could treat both blood pressure, cholesterol issues

blood pressure cholesterol pill

What’s the difference between acetaminophen and ibuprofen?

Ibuprofren Motrin

Heartburn medications can cause more harm than good, large study finds

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Several sleeping pills must carry new warning about rare – but deadly – side effects

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FDA approves new medication for severe depression

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New epilepsy treatment is the first FDA-approved cannabis-based drug

Carroll - NJ Marijuana Dispensary

Best to skip the Afrin and other nasal sprays when you get a cold

Penn study: High costs causing cancer patients to ditch oral treatment

Stock_Carroll - Penn Medicine

An overlooked epidemic: Older Americans taking too many unneeded drugs

Do best-selling drugs that calm stomachs damage kidneys? The answer’s unclear

People in Limerick nuclear power plant threat zone urged to re-up on anti-radiation pills

Limerick Nuclear Power Plant

Report: U.S. throws out almost $3 billion worth of cancer drugs each year

Facing critical drug shortages, doctors must decide which kids get chemo

Sick child in hospital

'Weed lube' company creates vaginal cannabis product to ease period cramps

Foria Relief

Drug free

New guidelines for use of meningitis medication

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New bill would make insurers pay for safer, abuse-deterrent painkillers

New labels address medications' impact on moms-to-be

Horse dung has scientists on scent of antibiotic success

Horse Manure

Novartis wins approval for first U.S. biosimilar drug

Biosimilar Medication

Penn Vet student aims to revolutionize animal testing industry

Animal Testing

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