Nearly third of US young people prescribed psychoactive drugs admit misusing them 02/03/2021 Health News, Nearly a third of US teens and young adults prescribed a psychoactive drug misuse that...
One in 10 older dental patients inappropriately prescribed opioids 09/16/2020 Health News, A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of...
Study: 20% of patients are prescribed opioids after cardiac device implantation surgery 10/21/2019 Medications, One in five patients is prescribed opioids after having a pacemaker or similar device implanted,...
Prescribed opioids associated with overdose risk for family members without prescriptions 07/16/2019 Medications, According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdoses were responsible for more...
Two type 2 diabetes drugs raise the risk of a heart attack 12/21/2018 Health News, One in every 37 type 2 diabetics who take this commonly prescribed drug will have...
Most antipsychotics prescribed in nursing homes initiated there 08/09/2018 Medications, (HealthDay)—Antipsychotic therapy prescribed to nursing home residents is mostly initiated in nursing homes rather than...
Lowering Default Number of Pills Can Reduce Prescribed Opioids 07/25/2018 Health News, TUESDAY, July 24, 2018 -- Reducing the default number of opioid pills prescribed in an...