Medications
As pharmaceutical use continues to rise, side effects are becoming a costly health issue
The use of pharmaceuticals is on the rise and, globally, the expenses for drugs are projected to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2021.
Feb 21, 2019
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News tagged with adverse reactions
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Novel noninvasive molecular imaging for monitoring rheumatoid arthritis
A first-in-human Phase 1/Phase II study demonstrates that intravenous administration of the radiopharmaceutical imaging agent technetium-99m (99mTc) tilmanocept promises to be a safe, well-tolerated, noninvasive means of ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Medical research
Stronger treatments could cure Chagas disease
Researchers in the University of Georgia's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases have found that a more intensive, less frequent drug regimen with currently available therapeutics could cure the infection that ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Chickenpox, shingles vaccine may cause corneal inflammation in some patients
In use for more than 20 years, the varicella zoster virus vaccine for chickenpox and shingles is considered an essential medicine by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, researchers from the University of Missouri ...
Jan 20, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 studies should record women's menstrual changes, recommend researchers
Large-scale COVID-19 studies and clinical trials should collect data on menstrual changes, according to new research which evaluated current evidence. The findings, to be published in the International Journal of Epidemiology ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Medications
Frailty not a factor in adverse drug reactions among seniors, study finds
Contrary to popular belief among physicians, frailty in elderly patients is not associated with an increased risk of adverse reactions to medications, according to a study led by Michael Steinman, MD, a geriatrician at the ...
Apr 7, 2011
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Medications
Women and elderly at higher risk of dangerous drug interactions
A new study led by researchers at Indiana University has found that women and older adults who use multiple prescription drugs are significantly more likely to be prescribed pills whose combination produces dangerous side ...
Aug 12, 2019
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Medications
Axicabtagene ciloleucel approved for second-line treatment of large B-cell lymphoma
Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel; Yescarta) was approved for treatment of large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) that is refractory to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or relapses within a year of first-line chemotherapy, the U.S. Food ...
Apr 15, 2022
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Medications
FDA approves first gene therapy for severe hemophilia A
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a costly single-dose gene therapy for patients with severe hemophilia A, a life-threatening hereditary bleeding disorder.
Jul 3, 2023
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Medications
Antidepressant does not improve post-stroke recovery
The antidepressant fluoxetine has been suggested as a means to improve brain recovery after acute stroke. However, a large randomized study on stroke patients at 35 Swedish hospitals shows that the drug has no such effect. ...
Jul 21, 2020
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