The Drug Reducing Risk of a Second Heart Attack by 20 Percent
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy, reduces the risk of a second heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death by 20 percent in adults with...
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The Anxiety Medication That’s Not a Benzo — And Has No Abuse Risk
The anxiety medication that's not a benzodiazepine and carries no abuse risk is buspirone, sold under the brand name BuSpar.
The Pregnancy Drug That Reduces Preterm Birth Risk by 35 Percent
Hydroxyprogesterone caproate, sold under the brand name Makena, was the pregnancy drug that clinical trials suggested could reduce the risk of recurrent...
The Drug Reducing Heart Attack Risk in Patients Who Never Had One
Repatha, a cholesterol-lowering injectable known generically as evolocumab, just became the first PCSK9 inhibitor proven to prevent heart attacks and...
This Hospital Drug Given for Septic Shock Has a Controversial History
The drug was called Xigris, and for a decade it stood as the only FDA-approved treatment for severe sepsis, a condition that kills more than 200,000...
The Eye Injection That Treats Wet Macular Degeneration Monthly
The eye injection that treats wet macular degeneration on a monthly basis is ranibizumab, sold under the brand name Lucentis.
This Drug for Dry Mouth Has No Generic — and Costs a Fortune
The drug in question is pilocarpine hydrochloride sold under the brand name Salagen, and for years it has been one of the few FDA-approved oral...
The Cheap Generic Drug Helping Patients With Long COVID Symptoms
Low-dose naltrexone, a generic drug that costs as little as $29.81 for a month's supply, is quietly becoming one of the most widely used treatments in...
New Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B Eliminates Need for Injections
A single intravenous infusion is now capable of freeing people with Hemophilia B from a lifetime of routine clotting factor injections.
New Research: This Common Drug Reduces Alzheimer’s Risk by 30 Percent
A cheap, decades-old anti-seizure medication called levetiracetam may fundamentally change how we prevent Alzheimer's disease.