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Better quality of care may reduce risk of death for patients on opioid painkillers
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • Feb 05 16

Better quality of care may reduce risk of death for patients on opioid painkillers

Better quality of care may reduce the risk of death for patients who are prescribed opioid painkillers for chronic pain, say Yale researchers. Their… Better quality of care may reduce risk of death for patients on opioid painkillers   

 
 

University of Toronto scientists uncover how opioids cause dangerous breathing problems
• Drug Abuse • • Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 17 15

University of Toronto scientists uncover how opioids cause dangerous breathing problems

University of Toronto researchers on a quest to make opioid drugs less lethal have discovered a window of opportunity: a tiny channel in the… University of Toronto scientists uncover how opioids cause dangerous breathing problems   

 
 

Do antipsychotic medications affect cortical thinning?
• Brain • • Drug Abuse • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 03 15

Do antipsychotic medications affect cortical thinning

People diagnosed with schizophrenia critically rely upon treatment with antipsychotic medications to manage their symptoms and help them function at home and in the… Do antipsychotic medications affect cortical thinning?   

 
 

Study links Prozac, Paxil use with birth defects
• Drug Abuse • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 12 15

Study links Prozac, Paxil use with birth defects

A sweeping government study of thousands of women has found links between the older antidepressants Prozac and Paxil and birth defects, but has cleared… Study links Prozac, Paxil use with birth defects   

 
 

Effect of Statins on Memory Loss Remains Uncertain
• Brain • • Drug Abuse • • Neurology • Jun 09 15

Effect of Statins on Memory Loss Remains Uncertain

A study involving nearly half a million statin users and the same number of nonusers failed to determine whether statin drugs harm memory.

Although… Effect of Statins on Memory Loss Remains Uncertain   

 
 

Diagnostic errors linked to high incidence of incorrect antibiotic use
• Drug Abuse • • Public Health • May 18 15

Diagnostic errors linked to high incidence of incorrect antibiotic use

New research finds that misdiagnoses lead to increased risk of incorrect antibiotic use, threatening patient outcomes and antimicrobial efficacy, while increasing healthcare costs. The… Diagnostic errors linked to high incidence of incorrect antibiotic use   

 
 

Droperidol is safe for agitated ER patients, despite black box warning
• Drug Abuse • • Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Apr 17 15

Droperidol is safe for agitated ER patients, despite black box warning

Droperidol is safe and effective for calming violent and aggressive emergency patients, and the negative effects that garnered a black box warning from the… Droperidol is safe for agitated ER patients, despite black box warning   

 
 

Letrozole is a promising new treatment of male infertility, researcher says
• Drug Abuse • • Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • Mar 06 15

Letrozole is a promising new treatment of male infertility

A letrozole pill once a week restored fertility in obese, infertile men and led to their partners giving birth to two full-term, healthy babies,… Letrozole is a promising new treatment of male infertility, researcher says   

 
 

Opioid and heroin crisis triggered by doctors overprescribing painkillers
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • Feb 04 15

Opioid and heroin crisis triggered by doctors overprescribing painkillers

According to researchers at Brandeis University, the University of North Florida and Johns Hopkins University, policymakers must look beyond painkiller abuse, also called non-medical… Opioid and heroin crisis triggered by doctors overprescribing painkillers   

 
 

Patients Don’t Understand Risks of Unnecessary Antibiotics, GW Study Shows
• Drug Abuse • Dec 15 14

Patients Don’t Understand Risks of Unnecessary Antibiotics, GW Study Shows

Over prescription of antibiotics is a major factor driving one of the biggest public health concerns today: antibiotic resistance. In a first-of-its-kind study, research… Patients Don’t Understand Risks of Unnecessary Antibiotics, GW Study Shows   

 
 

Adverse drug reactions in children following use of asthma medications
• Asthma • • Drug Abuse • Oct 27 14

Adverse drug reactions in children following use of asthma medications

In a new study based on EU adverse drug reaction reports, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark now… Adverse drug reactions in children following use of asthma medications   

 
 

The dark side of acetaminophen
• Drug Abuse • May 30 14

The dark side of acetaminophen

There is a drug - probably sitting in your purse, desk drawer or medicine cabinet - that is widely considered one of the world’s… The dark side of acetaminophen   

 
 

FDA rejects wider use of Xarelto drug
• Drug Abuse • Feb 15 14

FDA rejects wider use of Xarelto drug

U.S. health regulators have again declined to approve proposed wider uses of Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson’s lucrative blood clot preventer Xarelto, the… FDA rejects wider use of Xarelto drug   

 
 

Electronically controlled drugs could minimize side effects
• Drug Abuse • Feb 05 14

Electronically controlled drugs could minimize side effects

Potential side effects of many of today’s therapeutic drugs can be downright frightening - just listen carefully to a drug commercial on TV. These… Electronically controlled drugs could minimize side effects   

 
 

China investigates after vaccine suspected in seven deaths
• Drug Abuse • Dec 24 13

China investigates after vaccine suspected in seven deaths

Chinese health authorities are investigating after seven infants died following inoculation with a hepatitis B vaccine, state media reported on Monday.

China has been… China investigates after vaccine suspected in seven deaths   

 
 

Stomach acid drugs may increase vitamin deficiency risk
• Drug Abuse • Dec 10 13

Stomach acid drugs may increase vitamin deficiency risk

Popular drugs that are used to control stomach acid may increase the risk of a serious vitamin deficiency, suggests a new study.

Researchers found… Stomach acid drugs may increase vitamin deficiency risk   

 
 

Statin use tied to cataract development: study
• Drug Abuse • • Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 20 13

Statin use tied to cataract development

The risk of developing cloudy lenses in the eyes may be linked to the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, according to a… Statin use tied to cataract development: study   

 
 

Johnson & Johnson recalls schizophrenia drug after discovering mold
• Drug Abuse • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 12 13

Johnson & Johnson recalls schizophrenia drug after discovering mold

Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling one lot of schizophrenia drug Risperdal Consta after discovering mold during a routine testing process, a company spokeswoman… Johnson & Johnson recalls schizophrenia drug after discovering mold   

 
 

Epilepsy drug dosage linked to specific birth defects
• Drug Abuse • Aug 25 13

Epilepsy drug dosage linked to specific birth defects

In a world first, new Australian medical research has given pregnant women with epilepsy new hope of reducing their chance of having a baby… Epilepsy drug dosage linked to specific birth defects   

 
 

Acetaminophen indicted in Fatal Skin Reactions by FDA
• Drug Abuse • • Skin Care • Aug 03 13

Acetaminophen indicted in Fatal Skin Reactions by FDA

Paracetamol or Acetaminophen as it is known is the drug of choice for fever and pain. It is consumed in tons and is available… Acetaminophen indicted in Fatal Skin Reactions by FDA   

 
 

Dodging antibiotic side effects
• Drug Abuse • • Infections • Jul 05 13

Dodging antibiotic side effects

A team of scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has discovered why long-term treatment with many common antibiotics… Dodging antibiotic side effects   

 
 

FDA rejects Merck insomnia drug, seeks lower-dose
• Drug Abuse • • Sleep Aid • Jul 02 13

FDA rejects Merck INsomnia drug

U.S. health regulators have rejected Merck & Co’s new insomnia drug application but opened the door to approving a lower-dose version of the medication,… FDA rejects Merck insomnia drug, seeks lower-dose   

 
 

Govt bans popular diabetes drug and analgin
• Drug Abuse • Jun 27 13

Govt bans popular DIabetes drug and analgin

The government has banned three popular medicines - the widely prescribed anti-diabetes drug pioglitazone, painkiller analgin and anti-depressant deanxit - in the wake of… Govt bans popular diabetes drug and analgin   

 
 

Johnson & Johnson recalls Cilest birth control pills
• Drug Abuse • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • Jun 05 13

Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling about 32 million packages of its birth control pill Cilest in Europe, Asia and Latin America, a spokeswoman… Johnson & Johnson recalls Cilest birth control pills   

 
 

Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects
• Brain • • Drug Abuse • • Heart • • Neurology • May 10 13


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and physicians continue to document that some patients experience fuzzy thinking and memory loss while taking statins, a… Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects   

 
 
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