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Prescription DrugsNeedles Not Needed for Arthritis Drug
Juvenile arthritis patients benefit equally from oral methotrexate or injection
Prescription DrugsFDA Warning: Counterfeit Adderall
Tablets contain wrong active ingredients
Prescription DrugsPutting the Screws to Resistant Tumors
Cancers driven by EGFR responds to lapatinib with cetuximab
Prescription DrugsLosing Sight with AMD
Macular degeneration and AMD treatments explained
Prescription DrugsSeizure-Free Depends on First Treatment
Epilepsy patients response to their first treatment can indicate future seizures
Prescription DrugsInjectable Drug Works for Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes patients taking lixisenatide had improved blood sugar control
Prescription DrugsTreatment for Bell’s Palsy
Bell's Palsy shows improvement when treated with prednisolone
Prescription DrugsIntracoronary Drug Improves Heart Attack Survival
Intracoronary abciximab lowers heart attack mortality short term
Prescription DrugsICU Risks Associated with Medications
Antidepressant use linked to higher risk of death in ICU for critically ill patients
Prescription DrugsSchizophrenia Drug Counteracts Leukemia
Leukemia stem cells killed by thioridazine antipsychotic
Prescription DrugsAspirin Cuts Blood Clot Risk
Aspirin may be as effective for preventing recurrent blood clots
Prescription DrugsAsthma Meds Tied to Heart Arrhythmias
Inhaled anticholinergics linked to deadly heart arrhythmias in children and young adults
Prescription DrugsCancer Drug Reaffirmed for Macular Degeneration
Bevacizumab and ranibizumab equal for macular degeneration second study finds
Prescription DrugsTake This Shot While Pregnant
Flu shot in pregnant women reduces potential birth complications
Prescription DrugsFDA Rejects Rivaroxaban for ACS
Rixaroxaban not approved to treat acute coronary syndrome by FDA panel
Prescription DrugsAn Easy Way to Prevent a Pregnancy
IUD and birth control implants surpass pills, patches and rings in effectiveness
Prescription DrugsVaccinating Against HER2 Reappearance
HER2 breast cancer responds to AE37 peptide vaccine being investigated
Prescription DrugsHospira Alert: Carpuject May Contain More Than the Intended Fill Volume
Carpuject contains morphine and hydromorphone
Prescription DrugsMystery Behind Heart Failure After Chemo Solved
Heat shock factor 1 protein identified as source of heart failure after chemotherapy
Prescription DrugsCombo Drugs Not Effective for Blood Stream Infection
Organ dysfunction from severe sepsis not improved with moxifloxacin and meropenem combination
Prescription DrugsBreaking News on Bone Drugs
Bisphosphonates linked to atypical femur fractures
Prescription DrugsCancer Rx Sitting on a Shelf Somewhere?
Cancers driven by Myc may be treatable with sleep disorder orphan drug
Prescription DrugsStatins Reduce Heart Transplant Cancer Risk
Cancer prevented with cholesterol drug following heart transplant
Prescription DrugsStronger Blood Cancer Drug Appears Successful
Revlimid doubles three year survival rate