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Prescription Drugs
Prescription Drugs: A prescription drug (also prescription medication or prescription medicine) is a pharmaceutical drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed. In contrast, over-the-counter drugs can be obtained without a prescription. The reason for this difference in substance control is the potential scope of misuse, from drug abuse to practicing medicine without a license and without sufficient education. Different jurisdictions have different definitions of what constitutes a prescription drug.
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DEC 06, 2017Videos
Xanax, or alprazolam, is used to treat depression and anxiety by making changes to neuron activity in the brain. Nearly ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 23, 2017Cardiology
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While medical cannabis use is becoming more and more widespread, you may have some commonly held misconceptions about th ...Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 16, 2017Technology
The pill has a sensor that records when it is taken.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
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Many prescription medications advise that you take the pills with food. However, there are some drugs that shouldn't be ...SEP 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An epidemiological study was paired with laboratory results to find what might have been the cause of this effect.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The levels of lithium in drinking water may influence a person’s risks for dementia, researchers from Denmark repo ...AUG 22, 2017Immunology
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Blood is the king in the world of Point of Care Testing. But the process of drawing blood is invasive, and it represents ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 14, 2017Cardiology
Some organisms have strong regenerative abilities, but humans are not among them. However, recent exploration of a regen ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can ...JUL 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica ...JUL 05, 2017Cardiology
Inflammation is an immune response to cuts and scratches as well as to pathogenic infections. However, the inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 22, 2017Cardiology
Dissolving clots deep in the veins has never been easier, thanks to new technology stemming from a collaboration between ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 17, 2017Videos
A study by the Mayo Clinic in 2013 found that 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug daily. Surpris ...MAY 17, 2017Videos
According to 2012 data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 2 million Americans are addicted to ...MAY 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Placebo pills are designed to have no effect. Yet, when participants who recently endured a breakup were given a saline ...APR 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder is officially blamed for causing severe bi ...MAR 29, 2017Cardiology
Your hospital stay, where your cardiologist told you that your heart was failing, has come to an end. You’r ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 06, 2017
Videos
Xanax, or alprazolam, is used to treat depression and anxiety by making changes to neuron activity in the brain. Nearly
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2017
Cardiology
Two diets that independently lower blood pressure have a greater synergistic effect on blood pressure when combined. Fro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Health & Medicine
While medical cannabis use is becoming more and more widespread, you may have some commonly held misconceptions about th
...
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 16, 2017
Technology
The pill has a sensor that records when it is taken.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 14, 2017
Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects over 1 billion people worldwide. It can be from aging, an injury,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 07, 2017
Health & Medicine
Getting a good night's sleep is a crucial part of staying healthy. Sleep deprivation doesn't just mean staying u
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2017
Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a condition that impacts about 1.5 billion people in the world. The causes of it are varied, from trauma
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 19, 2017
Cancer
A common over-the-counter drug that pilots often take to alleviate jetlag may also help cancer patients ease the pain fr
...
SEP 19, 2017
Videos
Many prescription medications advise that you take the pills with food. However, there are some drugs that shouldn't be
...
SEP 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An epidemiological study was paired with laboratory results to find what might have been the cause of this effect.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The levels of lithium in drinking water may influence a person’s risks for dementia, researchers from Denmark repo
...
AUG 22, 2017
Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Blood is the king in the world of Point of Care Testing. But the process of drawing blood is invasive, and it represents
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 14, 2017
Cardiology
Some organisms have strong regenerative abilities, but humans are not among them. However, recent exploration of a regen
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can
...
JUL 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica
...
JUL 05, 2017
Cardiology
Inflammation is an immune response to cuts and scratches as well as to pathogenic infections. However, the inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 22, 2017
Cardiology
Dissolving clots deep in the veins has never been easier, thanks to new technology stemming from a collaboration between
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 17, 2017
Videos
A study by the Mayo Clinic in 2013 found that 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug daily. Surpris
...
MAY 17, 2017
Videos
According to 2012 data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 2 million Americans are addicted to
...
MAY 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Placebo pills are designed to have no effect. Yet, when participants who recently endured a breakup were given a saline
...
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder is officially blamed for causing severe bi
...
MAR 29, 2017
Cardiology
Your hospital stay, where your cardiologist told you that your heart was failing, has come to an end. You’r
...
Written By:
Kara Marker