On top of the risks of injecting untested and potentially contaminated products, user error may make this runaway wellness fad even more dangerous.
- Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
A new FDA fast-track program could undermine the agency’s role as a global drug safety authority.
The recall potentially affects more than 1 million people. It is the second time the FDA has found sterility issues at the company in three years.
The drug information sheets that the FDA requires companies to produce are living documents that get updated with new information.
As the generics market for a particular drug gets crowded, competition on price might be driving quality issues that could harm patients.
This recall affects America’s most prescribed drug. It’s the latest in a series of concerning manufacturing issues that have come to light over the past few years.
Most of the products the study tested contained much less lead than the FDA deems unsafe, but some did have a concerning amount.
Increasingly, these types of tranquilizers are turning up in fentanyl, oxycodone and other illegal opioids.
A quick scan with a smartphone or an online search can identify foods with lower levels of these toxic substances.
While Harris and Trump diverge on many key policy issues, they find common ground in other areas.
The sellers of these online products acknowledge that many of their drugs are for ‘research purposes only’ or ‘not for human consumption.’
Both Trump and Harris seek to lower drug costs for patients. What headway have they made on realizing this goal?
Long-term use of kratom may actually reduce pain tolerance and cause physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms.
Tianeptine is dangerous as an active ingredient, but the products containing it have no quality control and could be contaminated with metals, microorganisms or other undisclosed drugs.
Drug development takes a great deal of time, money and effort. While future profits play a big factor in which diseases gets prioritized, advocacy and research incentives can also tilt the scale.
The analysis shows that ketamine may start relieving symptoms of PTSD within one day, but it is still unclear how long the effects last and how many injections are needed to maintain benefits.
Sedative-hypnotic drugs can distort a patient’s perception of reality. Some patients wake up from a procedure believing they have been sexually assaulted.
Ramuan daun kratom memiliki banyak penggemar dan sangat populer sehingga dijual di vending machine. FDA baru-baru ini mengeluarkan peringatan publik tentang ramuan tersebut, yang mengandung opioid tingkat rendah.
Receiving a cancer diagnosis and undergoing cancer treatment can be a traumatizing experience. Psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and MDMA could help alleviate symptoms from cancer-related PTSD.
Prescription opiods, stimulants such as those used to treat ADHD and the ingredients found in sexual dysfunction drugs like Viagra are some of the drugs that are being marketed to US consumers.
Products aimed at sexual dysfunction and weight loss were the most common dietary supplements that contained hidden – and potentially harmful – ingredients.
Scholars weigh in on the known and unknown about marijuana and its incarnations.
Earlier detection and treatment of COVID-19 by health care providers in pharmacies could help prevent surges in infection rates and severe illness.
Some psychedelic drugs – paired with therapy – hold great potential for helping sufferers of PTSD, depression and other mental health disorders.
Regulatory loopholes for research conducted off US soil allow for questionable trials and misleading data to slip under the FDA’s radar.
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