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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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Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
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Canadian researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat coronavirus infections in cats shows promise in helping C ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 08, 2020Immunology
Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 27, 2020Health & Medicine
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution, to treat seizures linked ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
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Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 16, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Despite the growing popularity of cannabis products, information is currently limited on how they may interact with othe ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of Olinvyk (oliceridine), a new opioid that can help mana ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 10, 2020Cardiology
When a blood clot forms in an artery that supplies the brain with oxygen, obstructing it, a stroke can occur. Strokes ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2020Health & Medicine
It may be a federally legal crop, but the Sailors and Marines of the US navy have been told they cannot use hemp in any ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUL 29, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations may be at a higher risk of prescription stimulant use, based on a new examination ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 07, 2020Health & Medicine
As of May 2020, Cannabis is fully legal in 20 states and has partial legality (e.g. it may be legal as a medicine b ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUL 01, 2020Health & Medicine
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) according to the Alzheimer's Organization. When t ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUN 30, 2020Health & Medicine
Epidyolex-the epilepsy drug that contains the non-psychoactive cannabis chemical cannabidiol, or CBD-has been changed fr ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUN 18, 2020Health & Medicine
Legalization of medicinal cannabis is now fairly widespread, yet there's been a paucity of data collected on patient exp ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUN 18, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to cancel emergency use authorization for Hydroxychloroquine and C ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 16, 2020Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has killed more than 438,000 people worldwide since it emerged lat ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2020
Cardiology
Many people take fish oil supplements to try to improve various aspects of their health, but new work from the Cleveland
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2020
Health & Medicine
Demographic data shows rising cannabis use among older people, so what is the likely effect on cognitive funct
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
SEP 21, 2020
Microbiology
When a person has a bacterial infection, doctors can prescribe antibiotics. Some antibiotics combos can work better than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Generic Cholesterol Drugs Are Saving Money Between 2014 to 2018, there has been a switch from brand name to generic chol
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 14, 2020
Technology
The current COVID-19 pandemic has overshadowed another public health challenge in the United States—and that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 11, 2020
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat coronavirus infections in cats shows promise in helping C
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 08, 2020
Immunology
Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 27, 2020
Health & Medicine
People who use cannabis every day for six months are a quarter (25 percent) more likely to stop injecting opioids than t
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
AUG 25, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution, to treat seizures linked
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Do commonly prescribed blood pressure medications increase the risk of depression? The answer is No—according to a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 24, 2020
Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 16, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Despite the growing popularity of cannabis products, information is currently limited on how they may interact with othe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of Olinvyk (oliceridine), a new opioid that can help mana
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 10, 2020
Cardiology
When a blood clot forms in an artery that supplies the brain with oxygen, obstructing it, a stroke can occur. Strokes ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2020
Health & Medicine
It may be a federally legal crop, but the Sailors and Marines of the US navy have been told they cannot use hemp in any
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 29, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations may be at a higher risk of prescription stimulant use, based on a new examination
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
As of May 2020, Cannabis is fully legal in 20 states and has partial legality (e.g. it may be legal as a medicine b
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 01, 2020
Health & Medicine
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) according to the Alzheimer's Organization. When t
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUN 30, 2020
Health & Medicine
Epidyolex-the epilepsy drug that contains the non-psychoactive cannabis chemical cannabidiol, or CBD-has been changed fr
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUN 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Legalization of medicinal cannabis is now fairly widespread, yet there's been a paucity of data collected on patient exp
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUN 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to cancel emergency use authorization for Hydroxychloroquine and C
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 16, 2020
Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has killed more than 438,000 people worldwide since it emerged lat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch