Long-term sufferers of insomnia who have not found lasting relief from such sleep aids as Ambien or Sonta should consider researching Rozerem, the only medication of its type approved in the treatment of sleeplessness. Rozerem (ramelteon) is the first of a new class of insomnia drugs: melatonin receptor agonists. These are similar to the naturally-produced [...]
Consumer Reports has published a valuable article identifying common prescription drugs that can be dangerous for older patients. Healthcare consumers over age 65 are more than twice as likely to suffer from adverse drug reactions; the publication lists the following drugs as posing a high enough risk that they should be avoided if possible: Antianxiety [...]
The Consumerist has been pulling plums from Dr. Edward Jardini’s How to Save on Prescription Drugs — and the latest has caused a bit of a firestorm on the blog. Specifically, the Consumerist says that “suffix drugs” — the kinds with letters like CD, CR, ER, LA, SR, XL, XR, or XT after the name [...]
Heath Ledger could be the latest star to have died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. Ledger was taking anti-depressants as well as the “dangerous drug” Ambien at the time of his death, although his autopsy today was inconclusive. While most celebrity drug deaths have been the result of either suicide or the use [...]
Believe it or not, Pharma TV could hit Europe soon. According to the U.K.’s Guardian, Four of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies are proposing to launch a television station to tell the public about their drugs, amid strenuous lobbying across Europe by the industry for an end to restrictions aimed at protecting patients. Pharma TV [...]
In case you were sleeping when the news was announced last week, generic versions of Ambien are on the way. As Reuters reported: The Food and Drug Administration said … that regulators had approved generic versions of Ambien, a blockbuster sleeping pill from Sanofi-Aventis. The drug, also known as zolpidem tartrate, has been linked to [...]
From iTWire: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers about placing orders for prescription drugs over the Internet, saying that recent cases have shown that what was delivered is not what was ordered and is putting people in hospital. In a release, the FDA said it has become aware [...]
