Why Your Asthma Control Isn’t Just About the Drug — It’s About the Device
The answer is deceptively simple: your asthma inhaler could contain the most effective medication on the market, but if you cannot operate the device...
This Drug Is Given to Avoid a Second Stroke Within 90 Days
The drug most commonly given to prevent a second stroke within 90 days is clopidogrel, sold under the brand name Plavix, taken in combination with aspirin.
New Drug for Prevention of Migraine Works Even for Treatment-Resistant Patients
A first-in-class migraine prevention drug targeting an entirely different brain pathway has shown statistically significant results in patients who had...
The Chemotherapy Pill Patients Prefer Over IV Infusion — And Why
The chemotherapy pill most patients prefer over IV infusion is capecitabine, sold under the brand name Xeloda — and the reasons go well beyond simple...
Why Children Process Medications Faster Than Adults — And Why It Matters
Children process medications faster than adults primarily because their livers are proportionally larger relative to body weight and their key...
New Drug for Ankylosing Spondylitis Works When TNF Inhibitors Fail
When a TNF inhibitor stops working for ankylosing spondylitis, the situation is not hopeless — and it is more common than many patients realize.
The Drug Your Pharmacist Recommends When Doctors Underprescribe Pain
When your doctor hands you a prescription for nothing stronger than advice to "try some Tylenol," your pharmacist becomes the most important person in...
Why the FDA Is Reviewing the Safety of This Widely Used Supplement
The FDA has been reviewing the safety of certain widely used dietary supplements, with particular attention in recent years to ingredients like NAC...
This Old Blood Pressure Drug Is Getting New Life as a Cancer Treatment
Hydralazine, one of the oldest blood pressure medications in the world, may soon find a second career fighting one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer.
New Drug for Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Dramatically Reduces Symptoms
A wave of new therapies for generalized myasthenia gravis is giving patients something they haven't had in decades: genuine relief from the crushing...