Real-World Analysis Identifies Meds Tied to Higher Risk of Liver Injury
#Pharmaceuticals #Drugs #Health #Healthcare #PatientCare #InformedConsent
https://www.medpagetoday.com/gastroenterology/generalhepatology/110808
#Pharmaceuticals #Drugs #Health #Healthcare #PatientCare #InformedConsent
https://www.medpagetoday.com/gastroenterology/generalhepatology/110808
Medpage Today
Real-World Analysis Identifies Meds Tied to Higher Risk of Liver Injury
Case reports may not be as reliable, researchers say
UK researchers say study shows stopping use of the drugs is possible at scale without costly therapy
#Antidepressants #Pharmaceuticals #MentalHealth
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/26/almost-half-of-antidepressant-users-could-quit-with-gp-support-study-finds
#Antidepressants #Pharmaceuticals #MentalHealth
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/26/almost-half-of-antidepressant-users-could-quit-with-gp-support-study-finds
the Guardian
Almost half of long-term antidepressant users ‘could quit with GP support’
UK researchers say study shows stopping use of the drugs is possible at scale without costly therapy
Loss of trust in #BigPharma
#Pharmaceuticals #Healthcare
https://rumble.com/v544bou-loss-of-trust.html
#Pharmaceuticals #Healthcare
https://rumble.com/v544bou-loss-of-trust.html
Rumble
Loss of trust
33% Agree COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Is Killing Large Numbers of People’ How much trust do you now have for the medical and pharmaceutical industries? A lot of trust, 17% Some trust, 37% Not much trust at all,
The findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that acetaminophen's effects on pain reduction also extend to various psychological processes, lowering people's receptivity to hurt feelings, experiencing reduced empathy, and even blunting cognitive functions.
#Acetaminophen #Tylenol #OverTheCounterDrugs #Pharmaceuticals #MentalHealth #InformedConsent
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-most-common-pain-relief-drug-may-induce-risky-behavior
#Acetaminophen #Tylenol #OverTheCounterDrugs #Pharmaceuticals #MentalHealth #InformedConsent
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-most-common-pain-relief-drug-may-induce-risky-behavior
ScienceAlert
The World's Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior
Wait, what?
New research has issued a stark warning that long-term use of certain acid reflux medications could increase dementia risk by a whopping 33%.
#Pharmaceuticals #AcidReflux #Dementia #BrainHealth #InformedConsent
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/common-drug-taken-millions-common-33135726
#Pharmaceuticals #AcidReflux #Dementia #BrainHealth #InformedConsent
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/common-drug-taken-millions-common-33135726
The Mirror
Common drug taken by millions for common condition 'increases risk of dementia by 33%'
New research has issued a stark warning that long-term use of certain acid reflux medications could increase dementia risk by a whopping 33%.
“If followed, these guidelines will ruin the lives of tens of thousands of people who will be misinformed that they have dementia.
The only entities that gain from this travesty are the pharmaceutical companies that make drugs for Alzheimer’s and the Alzheimer’s Association, which is preying on fear.” -Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman, director of PharmedOut, a program based at Georgetown University that tracks pharmaceutical marketing tactics.
#Alzheimers #Dementia #Pharmaceuticals #BigPharma #AlzheimersAssociation #Healthcare #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/health/alzheimers-association-criteria/index.html
The only entities that gain from this travesty are the pharmaceutical companies that make drugs for Alzheimer’s and the Alzheimer’s Association, which is preying on fear.” -Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman, director of PharmedOut, a program based at Georgetown University that tracks pharmaceutical marketing tactics.
#Alzheimers #Dementia #Pharmaceuticals #BigPharma #AlzheimersAssociation #Healthcare #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/health/alzheimers-association-criteria/index.html
CNN
In new Alzheimer’s criteria, some see progress while others fear profit-driven ‘diagnostic creep’
With a second pricey drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease set to receive an approval decision soon, the nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association has published the final version of its new diagnostic criteria for the disease.
Drugmakers' appeal to end #Zantac #cancer lawsuits rebuffed by judge
#Pharmaceuticals #BigPharma
https://www.yahoo.com/news/drugmakers-appeal-end-zantac-cancer-224241712.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
#Pharmaceuticals #BigPharma
https://www.yahoo.com/news/drugmakers-appeal-end-zantac-cancer-224241712.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Yahoo News
Drugmakers' appeal to end Zantac cancer lawsuits rebuffed by judge
A Delaware judge rebuffed a request by GSK and other drugmakers to appeal a ruling allowing more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming that the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer to go forward. The ruling by Judge Vivian Medinilla of the Delaware Superior Court…
Potassium chloride medications recalled due to failure that could cause heart attacks: FDA
#Pharmaceuticals #DrugPrescriptions #Recalls
https://www.foxnews.com/health/potassium-chloride-medications-recalled-due-failure-could-cause-heart-attacks-fda
#Pharmaceuticals #DrugPrescriptions #Recalls
https://www.foxnews.com/health/potassium-chloride-medications-recalled-due-failure-could-cause-heart-attacks-fda
Fox News
Potassium chloride medications recalled due to failure that could cause heart attacks: FDA
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. issued a recall for some of its Potassium Chloride Extended-Release Capsules over a "failed dissolution" that may cause heart attacks.
Taking too many medications can pose health risks. Here’s how to avoid them.
#Polypharmacy #InformedConsent #Pharmaceuticals #Healthcare
https://theconversation.com/taking-too-many-medications-can-pose-health-risks-heres-how-to-avoid-them-230612?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @LaConvCA
#Polypharmacy #InformedConsent #Pharmaceuticals #Healthcare
https://theconversation.com/taking-too-many-medications-can-pose-health-risks-heres-how-to-avoid-them-230612?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @LaConvCA
The Conversation
Taking too many medications can pose health risks. Here’s how to avoid them
In the majority of cases, medications help patients. But even when treatment of individual illnesses is effective, treatment as a whole can become problematic.
‘The darkest period of my life’: I struggled to breastfeed – then a drug sent me spiralling
#Pharmaceuticals #Healthcare #Breastfeeding #NewMoms #InformedConsent
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/30/the-darkest-period-of-my-life-i-struggled-to-breastfeed-then-a-drug-sent-me-spiralling
#Pharmaceuticals #Healthcare #Breastfeeding #NewMoms #InformedConsent
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/30/the-darkest-period-of-my-life-i-struggled-to-breastfeed-then-a-drug-sent-me-spiralling
the Guardian
‘The darkest period of my life’: I struggled to breastfeed – then a drug sent me spiralling
The anti-sickness medicine domperidone is increasingly being prescribed or bought illegally to aid lactation. Yet, as I discovered too late, side-effects can include anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts