Obesity can alter the action of many types of medications in ways affecting safety and/or efficacy, but this often isn’t mentioned in the labels. Experts in obesity and pharmacology are trying to ...

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As he often does, President Donald Trump uttered an untruth at a March 13 White House coronavirus task force briefing. The president claimed the drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, used for ...

Did you know that Lunesta will help you fall asleep just 15 minutes faster? Or that a higher dose of the osteoporosis drug Zometa could damage a cancer patient's kidneys and raise their risk of death?

The "morning-after pill" was in the crosshairs of the anti-abortion movement. After more than two decades on the market, the emergency contraception drug Plan B One-Step will get a new label by ...

Meals and snacks with "GLP-1 Friendly" labels on the packaging are becoming more common as a growing number of Americans try obesity drugs to lose weight.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio House passed a bipartisan bill last month requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for off-label drugs. In a 73-13 vote in late June, state representatives approved ...