ANAHEIM, Calif. -- ChatGPT provided incorrect or incomplete information when asked about drugs, and in some cases invented references to support its answers, two evaluative studies found. In the first ...

With every bottle of prescription medication comes an implied promise: The drugs are safe and effective and meet strict standards set by the Food and Drug Administration. But the agency known as one ...

Drugmakers are failing to provide Europeans with the information to understand the benefits and harms of oncology medicines. That is the headline finding of a paper published in The BMJ, which found ...

Between 2020-2024, Joel Lexchin received payments for writing a brief on the role of promotion in generating prescriptions for a legal firm, for being on a panel about pharmacare and for co-writing an ...

Many adults take prescription drugs, and usage rates are continually increasing. With approximately 1.3 million emergency department visits in the U.S. caused by adverse drug events each year, patient ...

WASHINGTON, DC – US lawmakers renewed a push to require country-of-origin labeling on prescription drugs, citing temporary restrictions on pharmaceutical exports during the Covid-19 pandemic by India ...

Trazodone is a generic prescription drug FDA-approved to treat major depressive disorder in adults. It belongs to a class of antidepressants called serotonin receptor antagonist and reuptake ...

Lexapro (escitalopram) has potential interactions with other medications, some supplements, and alcohol. For example, Lexapro can interact with apixaban (Eliquis) and venlafaxine (Effexor XR). Lexapro ...

CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) is a prescription drug used to prevent organ rejection following certain organ transplants. The drug comes in oral forms and as a liquid solution for injection. It’s ...

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