Brilinta (TM) - ticagrelor, AstraZeneca's new heart drug

Brilinta - ticagrelor, AstraZeneca's new heart drug is a blood-thinning medicine designed to prevent dangerous blood clots in patients with serious chest pain or previous heart attacks. It re...

Lipitor

Lipitor was the best selling drug in 2009, with the 2009 annual sales coming in at over $5m for its company, Pfizer Inc. Lipitor is the brand name for an atorvastatin calcium medication that is pres...

Seroquel

Seroquel, an atypical antipsychotic medication has annual sales of $3.1m (in 2009), and based on annual sales, ranks 5th in the world. It is produced by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals as a quetiapine f...

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the body. As with other autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks the body’s cells and tissue resulting in inflammation...

Epilepsy

Epilepsy is defined as a disorder of brain function characterized by recurrent seizures that have a sudden onset.  (Oxford Medical Dictionary).  A seizure is caused by a sudden burst of ex...

Pradaxa (Dabigatran): Stroke Caution in New Boxed Warning

It raises the profile of a caution already in the oral anticoagulant's prescribing information. Heartwire

Medication reconciliation in hospitals: an interview with Dr. Leonard Feldman

Adverse drug effects are harms caused by the use of a medication. There are many different types of ADEs, including medication errors.

Pregnancy: A Time for Special Caution

Pregnant and breastfeeding women can turn to FDA's Office of Women's Health for important health information, including details about the risks and benefits of taking medication during this special ti...

Study suggests caution and further studies on drugs used to treat macular degeneration

Millions of people with "wet" macular degeneration are prescribed a class of medication known as anti-VEGF drugs. But now scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that a drastic...

Freezing eggs for fertility works, caution urged (Update)

Freezing human eggs can be successful in treating infertility—but U.S. guidelines issued Friday still urge caution for women hoping to pause a ticking biological clock.

Freezing eggs for fertility works, caution urged

(AP)—New U.S. guidelines say freezing human eggs for fertility can work—but they still urge caution for women hoping the technology will pause a ticking biological clock.

St. Louis College of Pharmacy, DEA partner to safely dispose of unwanted medication

Rain did not hold back anyone in St. Louis looking to safely dispose of unwanted and expired medication. On April 27, a record 16,311 pounds of medication from the St. Louis metropolitan area was disc...

Experts urge caution on new pregnancy and vitamin D study

Australian experts are urging caution over a new study that suggests a link between insufficient vitamin D and pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and lower birth weight...

Perioperative pharmacology: pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics.

Results of current research into perioperative medication errors have revealed that more than half of medication errors occur during the administration phase of the medication-use process. The adminis...

Medication errors.

Medication errors.

Psychiatric Medication Refill Practices of Juvenile Detainees.

To examine the psychiatric medication fill rates of adolescents after release from juvenile detention. The team reviewed 177 charts. A fill was defined as a psychiatric medication charge to Medicaid 3...

Improving Medication Management Among At-Risk Older Adults.

Low health literacy is common among Medicare recipients and affects their understanding of complex medication regimens. Interventions are needed to improve medication use among older adults, while add...