Minor adverse events (e.g., bad taste in the mouth and dizziness) occur more frequently with intranasal ketamine than with intranasal fentanyl in children with suspected extremity fractures. That [...]
Digital pills – gelatin capsules that contain an ingestible sensor along with medication – can help track patterns of drug use, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) clinicians are among the [...]
People who overdose on paracetamol could be helped by a blood test that shows immediately if they are going to suffer liver damage. Researchers have said that the test – which detects levels of [...]
Widely-available ibuprofen is a better choice for pain relief in children who have undergone minor orthopedic outpatient surgery, as it has fewer adverse effects compared with oral morphine, [...]
Although the clinical efficacy of antidepressants in children and adolescents is proven, it is frequently accompanied by side-effects. In addition, the influence of the placebo effect on the [...]
Mylan NV has announced the US launch of Caspofungin Acetate for Injection, one of the first generic versions of Merck’s Cancidas. Mylan received final approval from the US Food and Drug [...]
The overuse of antibiotics has left some doctors questioning whether to give such drugs to children diagnosed with uncomplicated staph infections. Such infections often occur on the skin and look [...]
Compared to other medical settings, emergency patients who are prescribed opioids for the first time in the emergency department are less likely to become long-term users and more likely to be [...]
Geriatrics experts know that certain medications may have risks for older adults that outweigh their benefits, especially when safer alternatives are available. Medications that could be [...]
The use of a urine test for drug adherence can lead to a drop in blood pressure in patients who had been struggling to regularly take their blood pressure lowering tablets, according to a new [...]
