Pharmacy

Use of Anti-Epileptic Drugs and Non-Benzo Sleep Aids at the Same Time Increased Drug Overdose Deaths Due to Gabapentinoids

Use of Anti-Epileptic Drugs and Non-Benzo Sleep Aids at the Same Time Increased Drug Overdose Deaths Due to Gabapentinoids

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health sought to close the knowledge gap regarding the percentage of overdose deaths involving non-benzo sleeping/z-drugs and…
Patients with Newly Diagnosed Mantle Cell Lymphoma Have Improved Progression-Free Survival When Taking Ibrutinib and Chemo-Immunotherapy

Patients with Newly Diagnosed Mantle Cell Lymphoma Have Improved Progression-Free Survival When Taking Ibrutinib and Chemo-Immunotherapy

For previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in patients 65 and older, combination chemotherapy with the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor ibrutinib demonstrated improved progression-free…
An Innovative Data-Driven Model Might Offer a Potent Tool for Policy Planning to Address the Nation’s Opioid Crisis

An Innovative Data-Driven Model Might Offer a Potent Tool for Policy Planning to Address the Nation’s Opioid Crisis

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have created a data-driven simulation model to aid decision-makers in understanding and addressing the nation’s raging opioid issue. According to…
The Effect of COVID-19 on Drug Use and how it Increases the Risk of Overdose

The Effect of COVID-19 on Drug Use and how it Increases the Risk of Overdose

According to surveys and interviews with people in rural Illinois that were recorded for a new study in Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, the COVID-19…
A New Method Clearly Displays Where Drug Molecules Aim in the Body

A New Method Clearly Displays Where Drug Molecules Aim in the Body

Researchers at Scripps Research have developed a method to more precisely and across a variety of tissues scan the locations in the body where medications…
Rare Genetic Markers of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Found by Researchers

Rare Genetic Markers of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Found by Researchers

Many people may believe that tuberculosis (TB) is a condition from a bygone period. But it continues to claim more than a million deaths annually.…
Opioid Use Disorder: Underuse of Drugs to Reduce Overdose Risk

Opioid Use Disorder: Underuse of Drugs to Reduce Overdose Risk

Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University discovered that less than half of Americans who underwent treatment for…
A New Algorithm Significantly Speeds Up Finding Two Cancer Drugs That Work Together

A New Algorithm Significantly Speeds Up Finding Two Cancer Drugs That Work Together

Bioinformatics experts have devised an algorithm that can shorten the time it takes to find two or more pharmaceuticals that work together to treat a…
Antibody Drugs are Less Effective Than Current COVID Medications Against Omicron, a Study Finds

Antibody Drugs are Less Effective Than Current COVID Medications Against Omicron, a Study Finds

In lab studies, the medications used to create the brand-new COVID-19 pills are still quite effective against the virus’s omicron version. The existing antibody therapies,…
Researchers Discover That Losartan Is Ineffective for Treating COVID-19 Lung Damage

Researchers Discover That Losartan Is Ineffective for Treating COVID-19 Lung Damage

Losartan, a common blood pressure drug, was found in research from the University of Minnesota to be ineffective in preventing lung damage in COVID-19 patients.…
A New Immunotherapy Protocol for Melanoma Patients Has Been Approved by the FDA

A New Immunotherapy Protocol for Melanoma Patients Has Been Approved by the FDA

A unique medication has been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients with metastatic or incurable melanoma, an aggressive form of…
A Study Shows that Small-Molecule Medications can Target RNA, Opening Up New Avenues to Treat Disease

A Study Shows that Small-Molecule Medications can Target RNA, Opening Up New Avenues to Treat Disease

A new study published in the journal Nature provides compelling evidence that RNA (ribonucleic acid) may be a promising target for medication development. RNA plays…
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