First Store-Brand Version of Nexium 24HR Arrives
A cheaper, store-brand version of popular over-the-counter (OTC) heartburn medicine Nexium 24HR has arrived on store shelves across the U.S. Michigan-based drug-maker Perrigo Company PLC announced it...
View ArticleInfants Given PPIs at Higher Risk for Childhood Bone Fractures
When babies are given certain kinds of stomach acid-inhibiting drugs, they may be more susceptible years later to bone fractures, according to the findings of a new study reported in JAMA. According to...
View ArticlePro-Pharma Tweets from Doctors About Drugs Under Scrutiny
A lot of doctors who use social media have financial incentives to push certain drugs, according to the findings of a recent study. Cancer doctors who talk about drugs on Twitter are likely to be paid...
View ArticleCheaper, Generic Forms of Viagra Hit U.S. Market
It’s not as expensive as it used to be to get the benefit of the little blue pill. Erectile dysfunction drug Viagra is now available in two generic forms, and they cost less than half as much as the...
View ArticleOpioid Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise in the U.S.
Prescription and other opioid overdoses are continuing to take an enormous toll in the United States, as authorities grapple with ways to bring the epidemic under control and deaths rise. Federal...
View ArticleNutritionist: Heart Problems, Side Effects with PPIs
February is American Heart Month. Heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide. Each day, 2,300 Americans die of cardiovascular disease — that’s about one death every 38 seconds. What...
View ArticleStudy Links Popular Heartburn Drugs to Esophageal Cancer
Popular heartburn drugs prescribed to prevent esophageal cancer may actually cause the disease, according to a new study in Cancer Epidemiology. The drugs include familiar names such as Prilosec,...
View ArticleStudy Finds Heart Risks with Fluoroquinolones
A new study by researchers from Sweden and Denmark has found more evidence of a link between the antibiotic fluoroquinolones and certain cardiac problems. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics include Cipro,...
View ArticleOklahoma Woman Begs People Not to Take Cipro or Levaquin
The only part of Anna Winslow’s body that is not in pain is her mouth — and she is not afraid to use it. The post Oklahoma Woman Begs People Not to Take Cipro or Levaquin appeared first on DrugWatch.com.
View ArticleAntibiotic Side Effects Rarely Examined, Report Finds
Patients have filed more than 60,000 reports of complications from fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Their reports to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detail hundreds of thousands of side effects. The...
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