This medication is used to treat certain types of constipation (chronic idiopathic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome with constipation). Lubiprostone may rarely cause trouble breathing and ...

Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...

There are four medications approved in the UK to ease a person’s dementia symptoms, including memory and thinking problems: donepezil rivastigmine galantamine memantine. These treatments are only ...

and other prescription medications such as linaclotide and lubiprostone-- both of which increase fluid in your gut and the ...

And while there are many medications out there to help people cope with pain, they can often cause their own headaches, to say the very least. Now a pharmaceutical company is potentially on the ...

The average drug now costs more than US$1 billion to develop and takes more than a decade to reach the market 1 . And for every success, there are nine drug candidates that fail clinical trials 2 ...

Available antipsychotic treatments work by blocking dopamine receptors. The new drug, Cobenfy, takes a different approach. By Ellen Barry and Christina Jewett The Food and Drug Administration on ...

When appropriately prescribed, administered and monitored, medications are a cost-effective way to help older adults maintain health, recover from illness or control symptoms of chronic disease.

The Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged more than 50 drugs for common conditions like high blood pressure and acid reflux as substandard. This includes batches from ...

If lifestyle changes alone don’t allow you to meet your blood sugar and A1C goals, your doctor may prescribe medication. Here are some factors you and your doctor may consider when deciding ...

Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...