Too often as patients age, doctors pile on prescriptions. The practice, known as polypharmacy, can be dangerous at any age but is particularly hazardous for elderly people, from raising the risk of ...

Prescription insurance through Medicare The Medicare prescription drug plan is called Medicare Part D. You can only get a Medicare prescription plan if you're eligible for Medicare benefits. That ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an urgent warning about tianeptine – a substance marketed as a dietary ...

In modern medicine, scopolamine (marketed in the UK as hyoscine hydrobromide) is prescribed to prevent motion sickness, ...

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Schizophrenia medication falls under two main categories: older, first-generation, or "typical" antipsychotics and newer drugs for schizophrenia known as ...

The Prescription Drug User Fee Act typically calls for a period of 10 months for the FDA to review such applications, although drugs that are deemed a priority have a review period of six months.

There are over 20,000 prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The number of medical ...

The FDA's Prescription Drug Use-Related Software (PDURS) framework marks a significant milestone for healthcare in the US. Introduced to facilitate the integration of software with prescription ...