Over the past 26 years, drug labels were updated to include pediatric information, but more than half of the medicines studied still came only as adult pills. Labels often lacked guidance on how to ...

The FDA has approved the first pill version of Wegovy, expanding access to one of the most popular and effective weight-loss ...

Discover how drugs prevent, cure, and alleviate ailments. Learn about over-the-counter vs. prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry's impact on healthcare.

The price of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy put them out of reach for most people with obesity, but new arrivals and expiring ...

If you have a fungal skin infection, your doctor may prescribe a topical form of nystatin for you. (A topical drug is applied to the skin.) Nystatin is an antifungal drug used in adults and children ...

About 2% of ALS patients have a mutation that this drug targets. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug Tuesday to treat a rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The ...

U.S. health regulators sent warning letters Wednesday to 18 websites selling counterfeit or unapproved versions of Botox and similar injectable drugs commonly used to smooth wrinkles. The Food and ...

At the cutting edge of drug development, pharmacotherapy is being integrated with software, ushering in a new generation of therapies designed to treat disease more effectively: software-enhanced ...

Compounding pharmacies may use salt-based forms of semaglutide that lack the proven safety and efficacy of Wegovy or Ozempic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning against turning to ...

Omeprazole is used to treat certain digestive conditions including stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, GERD, and esophagitis due to GERD. It’s also taken with antibiotics to treat H. pylori infection.

Phentermine is FDA-approved to help with weight loss in adults with a BMI of 30 or more, or a BMI of 27 or more with other risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes.

Hydrocodone is a generic prescription medication used to treat severe pain. It’s approved for severe pain that needs daily, around-the-clock, long-term treatment with an opioid. Hydrocodone is only ...