Over half of ED visits for nonmedical prescription drug use are patients under 35
Nonmedical prescription drug use is a common cause of emergency department (ED) visits in the United States for medication-related harm, but data on effects of nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals are…
Researchers create new device to detect antibiotic allergies
The detection of allergies to antibiotics is currently conducted with a series of in vivo skin tests that are invasive and therefore entail inconveniences. Although in vitro methods do exist,…
Open-science model for drug discovery expands to neurodegenerative diseases
Parkinson’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are the newest frontiers for open science drug discovery, a global movement led by academic scientists in Toronto that puts knowledge sharing and medication…
Prescription opioid overdose deaths falling in Iowa – synthetics and heroin spike new concern
Stronger regulation and efforts to prescribe fewer opioids have helped reduce overdose deaths in Iowa, but an Iowa State University researcher says another crisis is on the horizon. David Peters,…
Expanded recall announced for ibuprofen oral suspension drops
(HealthDay)—An expanded recall of ibuprofen oral suspension drops that may contain higher-than-specified levels of ibuprofen that could harm infants’ kidneys has been announced by Tris Pharma, Inc. The original recall…
Biohaven Receives FDA May Proceed Letter For Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of BHV-3241 For Multiple System Atrophy
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN) ("Biohaven") announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the Company that…
Firsthand accounts indicate fentanyl test strips are effective in reducing overdose risk
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid so potent that a miniscule amount equivalent to several grains of saltcan cause afataloverdose. Yet it’s difficult for people who use drugs to detect, which…
Demi Lovato’s overdose causes surge in media, but few mentions of lifesaving hotline
Demi Lovato’s drug overdose and Anthony Bourdain’s suicide resulted in unequal news coverage of national help hotlines, finds a new study published Jan. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine. While Americans…
Novartis Investigational Therapy Crizanlizumab (SEG101) Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the Prevention of Vaso-Occlusive Crises in Sickle Cell Disease
Basel, January 8, 2019 – Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted crizanlizumab (SEG101) Breakthrough Therapy designation for the prevention of vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs)…
Opioid prescribing patterns vary for pediatric patients
(HealthDay)—There is considerable variation in opioid prescribing among pediatric patients, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in JAMA Network Open. Daniel M. Tomaszewski, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from the School…