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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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JUN 10, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The Canadian federal government began legalizing aspects of recreational marijuana use in October 2018, so researchers a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 05, 2020Cancer
Can changing your diet improve chemotherapy results? New research published in Nature Communications suggests that diet- ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Treatment options are limited for people that have suffered swelling-inducing injuries to their brain and spinal cord. N ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A drug was recently approved for treating three types of RET-mutant cancers: 1) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) 2) ad ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 01, 2020Microbiology
Researchers were once concerned that blood pressure medications may increase the risk of infection, or make an infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis products are increasingly used to treat chronic pain from arthritis. As its non psychoactive ingredient, cannab ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
While heparin is the most commonly prescribed drug in hospitals, we have to extract it from pig intestines, which is fra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As the legalization of medical cannabis increases in the U.S. and around the globe, its effects on a variety of conditio ...Written By: Julia TraversMAR 13, 2020Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Thirty-three states, Washington D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands now have a comprehensive, publicly a ...Written By: Julia TraversMAR 05, 2020Cannabis Sciences
People over 50 are the fastest-growing group of cannabis users. As journalist Alex Halperin pointed out in The Guardian, ...Written By: Julia TraversFEB 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial enzymes can serve many processes, from breaking down pollutants and digesting foods to metabolizing drugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics for superbug infections? A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims tha ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis use can carry a variety of benefits and risks for recreational consumers, patients, doctors and businesses. And ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 10, 2020Health & Medicine
Cannabis edibles are growing in popularity, while cannabis products become more widely accepted across the country and b ...DEC 27, 2019Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Occasional fasting has been linked to a variety of health benefits.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Researchers find cannabis is being used as a sleep-aid in Colorado. Many Americans struggle with sleep disturbances -- s ...Written By: Julia TraversDEC 01, 2019Microbiology
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are drugs for heartburn relief; they can reduce stomach acid levels.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2019Microbiology
A flu drug, while still safe and effective, encourages flu viruses to mutate, especially in children.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Pharmaceutical drugs aren’t doing the job for women with endometriosis pain, and cannabis seems to be an exceeding ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 25, 2019Cannabis Sciences
U.S.A. Triathlon has just made a sponsorship deal with a company selling CBD products. This is a first for national gove ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 17, 2019Neuroscience
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's ...Written By: Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUN 10, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The Canadian federal government began legalizing aspects of recreational marijuana use in October 2018, so researchers a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 05, 2020
Cancer
Can changing your diet improve chemotherapy results? New research published in Nature Communications suggests that diet-
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Treatment options are limited for people that have suffered swelling-inducing injuries to their brain and spinal cord. N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug was recently approved for treating three types of RET-mutant cancers: 1) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) 2) ad
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 01, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers were once concerned that blood pressure medications may increase the risk of infection, or make an infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis products are increasingly used to treat chronic pain from arthritis. As its non psychoactive ingredient, cannab
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
While heparin is the most commonly prescribed drug in hospitals, we have to extract it from pig intestines, which is fra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As the legalization of medical cannabis increases in the U.S. and around the globe, its effects on a variety of conditio
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 13, 2020
Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Thirty-three states, Washington D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands now have a comprehensive, publicly a
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 05, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
People over 50 are the fastest-growing group of cannabis users. As journalist Alex Halperin pointed out in The Guardian,
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial enzymes can serve many processes, from breaking down pollutants and digesting foods to metabolizing drugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics for superbug infections? A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims tha
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis use can carry a variety of benefits and risks for recreational consumers, patients, doctors and businesses. And
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 10, 2020
Health & Medicine
Cannabis edibles are growing in popularity, while cannabis products become more widely accepted across the country and b
...
DEC 27, 2019
Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Occasional fasting has been linked to a variety of health benefits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers find cannabis is being used as a sleep-aid in Colorado. Many Americans struggle with sleep disturbances -- s
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 01, 2019
Microbiology
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are drugs for heartburn relief; they can reduce stomach acid levels.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2019
Microbiology
A flu drug, while still safe and effective, encourages flu viruses to mutate, especially in children.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Pharmaceutical drugs aren’t doing the job for women with endometriosis pain, and cannabis seems to be an exceeding
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 25, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
U.S.A. Triathlon has just made a sponsorship deal with a company selling CBD products. This is a first for national gove
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 17, 2019
Neuroscience
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg