American medics say there needs to be increased awareness of the risks of using this type of medication given how easy they ...

Too often as patients age, doctors pile on prescriptions. The practice, known as polypharmacy, can be dangerous at any age but is particularly hazardous for elderly people, from raising the risk of ...

Abraham Clugston's death in April 2022 happened months before state law changed to force emergency medical service officials to not counsel patients.

Frequent sleep medication use was associated with an increased risk of dementia in older adults, highlighting that risk may vary by race as well, according to a 2023 study in the Journal of ...

Frequent sleep medication use was associated with an increased risk of dementia in older adults, highlighting that risk may vary by race as well, according to a 2023 study in the Journal of ...

Maybe you've barely had a bite to eat while on your medication. It may seem beyond comprehension that your prescription or over-the-counter medication got you arrested on a DUI charge.

Drugs come with side effects - often unpleasant, dangerous, in rare cases life-threatening. But a growing body of research suggests certain over-the-counter medicines you might already have at ...

Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a bill allowing ivermectin to be sold as an over-the-counter medicine. Typically used to treat parasites in humans Ivermectin has drawn interest since the ...

Grant Holding was taking prescribed medication to help him sleep, but when he couldn’t get his prescription he would ask friends and family to buy him the over-the-counter tablets Nytol. After ...

During a routine audit on Monday, the pill bottles were found to contain similar-looking over-the-counter medications instead, according to a letter to families shared with KPRC 2.

Winn notes that some medications lose potency over time, and many patients don’t check the expiry dates on over-the-counter treatments. wing-wing – stock.adobe.com ...

A study concluded that the use of over-the-counter pain relievers is more effective than opioids for pain management after wisdom teeth extractions.