The UK's first safe drug consumption facility was due to open in October, but has been pushed back. A man and a woman were arrested after hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of the drug were found.

Anti-seizure medications, which are also called anticonvulsants or anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), are medications used to prevent seizures for people who have epilepsy. All AEDs are available only by ...

Other types of drugs, including opioids and barbiturates ... Dihydroergotamine mesylate – generic, DHE 45® 1 mg/ml ampules 1 mg im. or sc.; can be repeated at 1 h intervals (max 3 mg/24 ...

But a generic version (and the active ingredient) of this popular medication, sildenafil, is widely available from several drug manufacturers at a fraction of the cost. Here’s more about this ...

The same is true for the leading pharmaceutical companies, which generate a large share of their revenue from their top drug brands. For example, in 2023, AbbVie generated some 26 billion U.S ...

The tariffs could also have an impact on the pharmaceutical industry, perhaps felt most acutely in generic drugs. Most generics are manufactured abroad, a trend that has increased in recent years.

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Drug overdose deaths in the United States fell by an estimated 14.5 percent from June 2023 to June 2024 ...

LOS ANGELES—America’s drug crisis has many survivors. Jerry Schlesinger, 72, is among the longest tenured. He tried heroin at 15. Today, he has been sober for two years. In between ...

Among these, 4,321 people used semaglutide, the drug branded under the names Ozempic and Wegovy, and 2,509 people used liraglutide, another drug in the same class.

In the 1990s, overprescribing by doctors, along with aggressive and deceptive drug marketing by pharmaceutical companies, led to a deadly and ongoing opioid epidemic that has killed more than ...

Teva’s Generic and Branded Drug Business Is Growing by Double-Digits The generics business surged 30% YoY in the United States, 8% in Europe, and 13% in international markets. Its branded ...