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Xiidra. Zaltrap. Gilotrif. Taltz. What those words have in common, other than sounding like minor “Star Wars” characters, is ...
Eli Lilly announced clinical trial results this week for a daily pill to treat obesity and diabetes. Its name is absolutely ...
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, isn’t without its risks. A recent study has found ...
Contraband included 106 types of narcotics such as hashish, cocaine, heroin, and Captagon Cairo: Saudi customs authorities have registered thwarting 1,332 cases linked to smuggling illicit ...
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly alleges the companies are selling illegal off-brand versions of its best-selling diabetes and ...
Scores more say the drug — often sold under the brand name Propecia — caused pain in their scrotums, flatulence, blurred vision or toothache. Prescription-only pill Finasteride is one of the ...
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Folks can get a jumpstart on their spring cleaning Saturday, starting with the medicine cabinet. Saturday is National Prescription Takeback Day. More than 30 locations ...
A daily pill appears to lower blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes as effectively as injectable drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. The medication, called orforglipron, also led to substantial ...
Western Cape police arrested a 46-year-old woman after seizing drugs worth R1 million in Khayelitsha ... bag and found 10 big packets with mandrax tablets and four small clear packets also with ...
KABUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police have seized 44,100 stimulant tablets in Nimroz province ... In the fight against illicit drug use, Afghan security forces have smashed several clandestine ...
A newly expanded prostate cancer drug could bring new hope to patients with a common form of the disease. Novartis, a Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company, announced on March 28 that the U.S ...
Found a stray pill in your medicine cabinet? Have a loved one who mixed up a couple of their meds by mistake? There are plenty of reasons you might wonder, “What pill is this?” WebMD’s Pill ...