Clin Drug Invest. 2005;25(9):579-587. Acarbose was well tolerated by the majority of patients in spite of the very high dosing regimen used. Median treatment duration was similar for acarbose and ...

Objective and design: This post-marketing surveillance study collected data on the efficacy and tolerability of acarbose in patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes mellitus and, in ...

Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...

A BBC investigation found 20 online pharmacies selling restricted drugs without checks - such as GP approval. In total, we bought over 1,600 various prescription-only pills by entering false ...

The average drug now costs more than US$1 billion to develop and takes more than a decade to reach the market 1. And for every success, there are nine drug candidates that fail clinical trials 2.

However, medications should never be considered as the only source of hope. Information and advice, activities, social support, and treatments that don’t involve medication are just as important in ...

Clonazepam is a generic drug prescribed for panic disorder in adults and seizure disorders in adults and children. It comes as oral tablets and orally disintegrating tablets and is typically taken ...

Drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by up to 50% according to a new study, adding to mounting evidence that the drugs yield health benefits beyond ...

Drug discovery is the process through which potential new medicines are identified. It involves a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biology, chemistry and pharmacology. Synthesis and ...

One of the most prominent medical developments in recent years has been the emergence of a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs). The best known of these ...

Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...

According to government figures, 82 people died from drugs misuse in Surrey between 2020 and 2022. The former president says he offers "no apologies, no excuses" for his anti-crime campaign.