MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Leftover or expired medications can be dangerous if not disposed of properly. Safely getting rid of unneeded prescriptions, like opioids or expired drugs, is essential to prevent misuse and accidental harm.
Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says proper medication disposal helps safeguard your home and community from unnecessary risks. Learn why it's important to clean out old medications safely.
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NEWSWEEK – Ozempic and similar licensed weight loss drugs have exploded in popularity in recent years, with polls showing that as many as one in eight American adults have tried this class of medication at some point.
However, while common side effects, like nausea and cramping, are well understood, many of the wider impacts of these drugs are overlooked, especially when it comes to our genitals.
Ozempic is an injectable prescription drug developed to manage blood...
“These companies operate illegally, deliberately deceiving American customers into believing they are purchasing safe, regulated medications when they are actually selling fake, counterfeit pills made with fentanyl or methamphetamine.”
iheart – Walgreens is planning a significant scale-down in operations over the next few years.
The national pharmacy chain said that it will be closing around 1,200 stores across the country over the next three years.
While Walgreens' fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations, the company still reported a net loss of $3 billion, which mostly stems from a writedown of CareCitrix, a Chinese pharmaceutical chain and a home care provider.
"Walgreens spent years building its business through acquisitions...
KFF HEALTH NEWS – In letters to the respective states warning of the upcoming layoffs, CVS signaled its plans to cut more than 630 jobs at it's Woonsocket, Rhode Island, headquarters. Another 416 employees of the pharmacy giant's Aetna subsidiary in Hartford, Connecticut, will also be laid off.
The Boston Globe: CVS To Cut More Than 630 Jobs Based At Rhode Island Headquarters
CVS Health is expected to cut more than 630 employees who report to...
MEDCITY NEWS – While fibrates are proven to lower triglyceride levels, which can serve as a biomarker for cardiovascular disease risk, several major clinical studies from the past 20 years have failed to show a benefit of fenofibrates over and above statins in further reducing heart-related events.
For the past century, heart disease has remained the leading cause of death in the United States.
Fortunately, as our understanding of the disease has evolved over time, we...
Over the last two decades, the cost of insulin drug shot up 600% — forcing many Americans with diabetes to ration their medication and jeopardize their health.
NBC NEWS – Taking a high dose of ADHD drugs is linked to more than five times greater risk of developing psychosis or mania, according to a new study published Thursday in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
The research is among the first to find a relationship between escalating doses of the drugs — amphetamines, in particular — and a greater likelihood of psychotic symptoms.
The drugs include Adderall, Vyvanse and generic amphetamines, such as dextroamphetamine.
The...
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch fireworks in ads for Opdivo+Yervoy, a combination of immunotherapies to treat metastatic melanoma and lung cancer.
Ads for Skyrizi, a medicine to treat plaque psoriasis and other illnesses, show patients snorkeling and riding bikes — flashing their rash-free elbows.
People with Type 2 diabetes dance and sing around their office carrels, tipping their hats to Jardiance. Drugs now come...