The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AstraZeneca Plc’s drug, Iressa, as a first-line treatment for a common form of…
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Doctors: Patents keep HIV drugs too pricey to use
Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday that rising intellectual property rights are blocking the generic production of newer drugs to treat…
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Study enlists kids to combat antibiotics overuse
European public health campaigns have long fought the myth that antibiotics can shorten a bout of the common cold or…
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More kids poisoned by adult prescription drugs
An increasing number of children and teens have been poisoned and hospitalized after ingesting adult prescription medications, a study in…
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U.S. spending on medicines falls for first time in 55 years
Patent expirations on big-name drugs such as Lipitor and Plavix has resulted in modestly less spending on medicines in the…
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Antidepressant medication linked with increased risk of superbug infection
Certain types of antidepressants may put people at an increased risk for developing a deadly superbug infection, a new study…
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Statins linked to muscle pain, sprains
Cholesterol-lowering drugs could be tied to more muscle problems than researchers previously believed, a new study hints. Researchers compared two…
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FDA warns of serious rash risk with acetaminophen pain pills
Tylenol and other painkillers containing the ingredient acetaminophen can cause a potentially deadly skin rash known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, U.S.…
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FDA panel votes to keep severe warning on Pfizer anti-smoking drug
Pfizer Inc failed to convince the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove a black box warning on its controversial…
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New genital herpes treatment shows promise
A new drug appears to combat the virus that causes genital herpes, suggesting it could one day be used as…
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