Pharmaceuticals: Publications and Resources

Summary: Our Prescription Medications and Drug Development database offers an extensive collection of articles focusing on pharmaceutical information, drug interactions, and new developments in the medical field. This database includes publications on a wide range of topics such as the mechanisms of action for medications like Synthroid (levothyroxine), the differences between prescription, over-the-counter, and behind-the-counter drugs, and insights into adverse drug reactions. It also covers emerging trends like the use of medical cannabis for disabled individuals, the impact of generic drug shortages, and the financial aspects of drug pricing, providing a comprehensive resource for understanding both established and cutting-edge pharmaceutical issues.

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Pharmaceuticals: Publications and Resources (156 Items)
Title & Author	Ed	Publish Revised
ADHD Stimulants Work Through Reward, Not Attention - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis	✓ ✓	2025/12/24 2025/12/26
How Propofol, an Anesthesia Drug, Induces Unconsciousness - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Anne Trafton, MIT News.		2024/07/15
Pain-Relieving Drugs: From Aspirin to Opioids - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2024/07/01 2025/12/28
Can Pharmacological Treatment for ADHD Lower Criminal Behavior? - Elsevier		2024/05/14
Dispensing Mifepristone for Abortion Via Mail-Order Pharmacies - University of California - San Francisco		2024/05/13 2024/06/14
U.S. Insulin Prices Nine Times Higher Than Other Wealthy Nations - RAND Corporation		2024/02/01
New Method of Manufacturing Essential Antibiotic Cefazolin - University of Tokyo		2023/08/06
Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company Could Save Taxpayers Millions - Vanderbilt University Medical Center		2023/06/12 2023/06/27
Anti-obesity Drugs Could Be Sold at Much Lower Prices - The Obesity Society		2023/04/14 2023/09/28
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Can Save You Plenty - Vanderbilt University Medical Center		2023/02/11 2023/06/12
Drug Prices Not Linked to R&D Costs, Study Finds - University of California, San Diego	✓ ✓	2022/09/26 2026/02/09
Improving Access to Essential Life-Saving Cancer Medicine - Union for International Cancer Control		2022/05/20 2023/09/27
Cost Plus Drugs : Lowest Prices on Lifesaving Prescriptions - Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company		2022/01/19 2023/06/12
SMA1 Infant Life-Saving Zolgensma Therapy Unavailable in Canada - John and Amanda Hanki		2020/09/15 2021/02/09
U.S. Seniors Want Action to Lower Cost of Medicare Drugs - Senior Citizens League		2019/05/30 2023/09/17
List of Benzodiazepines : Types and Medicinal Use - Ian C. Langtree		2018/11/07 2024/08/23
Comparison of Drug Prices Finds Extreme Variation in Costs - The Senior Citizens League		2018/09/27 2023/09/13
Adderall Fails to Boost Cognition in Healthy Students - University of Rhode Island	✓ ✓	2018/07/28 2025/12/28
13% of People Have Traces of Cocaine or Heroin on Their Fingerprints - Despite Never Using Them - University of Surrey		2018/03/25
FDA Guidance on Generic Abuse Deterrent Opioid Development - U.S. FDA		2017/11/23 2020/01/05
FDA Operation Pangea X Protects Consumers from Dangerous Online Prescription Drugs - U.S. Food and Drug Administration		2017/09/25 2017/10/19
Comparison of Drug Cost Variation Between Drug Plans - The Senior Citizens League		2017/09/20 2023/10/11
Antipsychotics: Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health		2017/08/25 2020/07/23
Ocrevus for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis - Roche Canada		2017/08/18 2023/09/14
Actemra Drug Tied to Significant Side Effects - Ian C. Langtree		2017/07/24 2025/05/11
U.S. Seniors Fail to Get or Seek Help From Pharmacists and Doctors on Drug Costs - Michigan Medicine : University of Michigan		2017/07/03 2023/09/20
Drug Classifications: Rx, BTC, and OTC Explained - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2017/05/15 2025/07/02
Walgreens Medication Disposal Program Collects 72 Tons of Unused Medications in First Year - Walgreens		2017/05/02 2023/09/20
Delays in Access and Unjustifiable Cancer Medicine Prices Disadvantage Patients - ECCO - European Cancer Organisation		2017/02/03
First FDA Drug Approved for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) - Spinraza (Nusinersen) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)		2016/12/24
Olumiant (baricitinib) Oral Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis - European Medicines Agency		2016/12/22
Why Antidepressants Take So Long to Work - Sharon Parmet		2016/07/28 2020/05/07
Early ADHD Medication Use: No Substance Abuse Link - University of Michigan	✓ ✓	2016/06/09 2025/12/28
Acne Drug Isotretinoin (Accutane) Use During Pregnancy - Canadian Medical Association Journal		2016/04/28
Portable Pharmacy Can Produce Different Drugs - Massachusetts Institute of Technology		2016/04/02
Nootropics: Smart Drug Intelligence Enhancer Supplements - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2016/02/28 2025/12/28
Medication and Illicit Drug Overdose Information - Thomas C. Weiss		2016/01/28 2021/06/30
How Drug Ingredients Live in Capsules and Tablets - Ian C. Langtree		2015/12/19 2021/07/09
Synthroid (Levothyroxine) Medication: General Information - Thomas C. Weiss		2015/12/16 2021/07/10
Periodic Paralysis: Keveyis Drug First Approved Treatment - University of Rochester Medical Center		2015/12/05
ADHD Medications: A Prescription for Bullying? - University of Michigan		2015/11/22 2021/07/21
Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs Overview - Thomas C. Weiss		2015/09/11 2021/07/30
Snakebites: Anti-venom and Envenoming Information - Thomas C. Weiss		2015/09/10 2021/07/30
Thalidomide: Information, Uses, Side Effects - Thomas C. Weiss		2015/08/18 2023/10/01
Statins May Lower Death Risk From Prostate Cancer - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2015/06/08 2025/01/26
Multiple Sclerosis Drug Prices Soar in U.S. - David Stauth		2015/04/24 2021/08/19
Cancer Drug Prices Continue to Skyrocket - Massachusetts Institute of Technology		2015/03/18 2021/08/25
New Antibiotic Version May Eliminate Hearing Loss Risk - Stanford University Medical Center		2015/01/05 2023/09/17
Antibiogram Use in Nursing Facilities May Help Improve Antibiotic Use and Effectiveness - OSU College of Pharmacy		2014/11/11 2023/12/30
Vanessa's Law: Strengthening Drug and Device Safety in Canada - Government of Canada	✓ ✓	2014/11/10 2025/04/28
Biosimilar Drugs May Save Health Care Billions - RAND Corporation		2014/11/03 2020/12/01
The Crisis of Dwindling Antibiotics and Its Impacts on Healthcare - Washington University in St. Louis	✓ ✓	2014/10/10 2025/04/06
NSAID Painkillers Combined with Other Drugs Can Cause GI Bleeding - American Gastroenterological Association		2014/10/03 2021/05/08
U.S. Patients Losing Compounded Prescription Coverage - Patients and Physicians for Rx Access		2014/08/14 2021/11/16
U.S. Federal Drug Discount Program Facing Challenges - RAND Corporation		2014/08/13
Osanetant Drug Shows Potential for Prevention of PTSD - Emory Health Sciences		2014/07/01 2021/06/27
Male Statin Use Associated with Less Exercise - David Stauth		2014/06/11 2015/02/20
How to Save Money on Prescription Medications - Harvard Health Publications		2014/02/09 2020/12/09
Life Saving Drug Shortage: What Can be Done? - Johns Hopkins Medicine		2014/02/03 2021/09/09
Adherence to Prescription Medications - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/12/23 2021/08/28
Krokodil: A Deadly Flesh Eating Street Drug - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/10/04 2021/08/29
Antidepressant Use: Increased Risk of Type II Diabetes - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/10/01 2021/08/31
Pharmacy Drug Pricing Regulations in India - Ian C. Langtree		2013/09/27 2021/10/17
Oncologists Hit by Cancer Drug Shortages - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine		2013/06/04
Breaking Up Physician Drug Company Relationships - OSU College of Pharmacy		2013/05/21 2021/04/23
Congenital Panhypopituitarism: Overcoming the Odds - Rx&D		2012/09/16 2022/02/03
Aspirin and Warfarin Comparison for Heart Failure Treatment - American Stroke Association		2012/02/06 2022/04/27
Potential New Drugs From Kalata-Kalata Tea - American Chemical Society		2011/09/29 2015/04/19
Generic Equivalents for Brand Name Drugs - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2011/09/14 2025/07/04
Are Generic Drugs Equivalent to Brand Name Medications? - Ian C. Langtree		2011/09/14 2024/08/23
Low Dose Naltrexone: Tricking the Body to Heal Itself - Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine		2011/09/03 2016/11/10
Pegloticase: A Breakthrough Treatment for Severe, Resistant Gout - University of Chicago Medical Center	✓ ✓	2011/08/30 2025/05/27
Generic Drug Prices Fall for Fifth Consecutive Year - AARP		2011/07/21 2011/10/28
Chantix Associated with Serious Cardiovascular Events - Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center		2011/07/04 2014/03/21
Antibiotic Overuse in Home-care Patients - Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America		2011/06/27 2015/03/31
US Adverse Drug Event Network - PDR Network		2011/06/15
Alternative to Antibiotics - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft		2011/06/09 2015/09/30
Seniors Not Taking Prescriptions Correctly - AgingCare		2011/05/27 2022/03/24
Independent Drugstores Want Congress to Help Raise Prescription Drug Costs - Pharmaceutical Care Management Association		2011/05/25
List of Drug Side Effects - Information Overload - Indiana University School of Medicine		2011/05/23
Purchasing Legal Highs Online a Risky Business - Wiley		2011/05/20 2022/03/29
Doctors Alleged to Have Been Paid to Prescribe Multiple Sclerosis Drug Rebif - Media Newswire		2011/05/13
Drug Could Prevent Cervical Cancer - University of Manchester		2011/05/04
How to Dispose of Unused and Expired Prescription Drugs - Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association		2011/04/28
Off Label Marketing of Medicines - Public Library of Science		2011/04/07
Antidepressants Linked to Thicker Arteries - Emory University		2011/04/02 2022/05/05
Spikes in Drug Prices as Patents Expire - AARP		2011/03/28 2011/10/28
Polypill Multiple Medications in One Capsule - Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center		2011/03/21
Bayer $100M Class Action Lawsuit for Gender Discrimination - Sanford Wittels & Heisler LLP		2011/03/21
FDA Intends to Remove Unapproved Drugs From Market - U.S. Food and Drug Administration		2011/03/02 2026/03/03
Benefits of Taking Daily Low-dose Aspirin - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2011/01/25 2025/12/24
Medication Translations for World Travelers - HTH Worldwide		2011/01/19
AFQ056 Drug May Treat Fragile X - Rush University Medical Center		2011/01/09 2024/02/06
Health Insurers Change Prescription Medications to Save Money - Global Healthy Living Foundation		2010/11/29
Prescriptions for Teens and Adolescents on the Rise - University of Rochester Medical Center		2010/11/29
Helping Seniors Evaluate Medicare Part D and Save on Prescription Drugs - CVS/pharmacy		2010/11/21
The Color of Medicine - Inderscience Publishers		2010/11/15
Cost Sharing for High-value Prescription Drugs - Commonwealth Fund		2010/11/02
Medicare Part D Benefit Making LIPITOR and CRESTOR Available for Low or No Copay - Universal American		2010/10/29 2023/09/14
Vancomycin Recommended for Cellulitis Treatment - Henry Ford Health System		2010/10/24 2023/12/30
You May Be a Drug Supplier Without Knowing It - National Family Partnership		2010/10/21
Taking Blood Pressure Pills at Night More Effective - Chronobiology International	✓ ✓	2010/10/05 2026/02/25
Aspirin: Uses, Benefits, Dosage and Side Effects - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2010/10/04 2025/12/23
Pharmacy Times Launches iPad Edition - Pharmacy Times		2010/09/02 2014/08/25
Grant to Develop Drugs for the Treatment of Female Specific Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome - Bionovo, Inc.		2010/09/02 2013/06/07
AARP Report Finds Brand Name Drug Prices Soar - National Community Pharmacists Association		2010/08/26
Lifting Veil of Secrecy Surrounding Development of New Medicines - American Chemical Society		2010/08/24
Pharmaceuticals: A Market for Producing 'Lemons' and Serious Harm - American Sociological Association		2010/08/17 2026/03/30
New Treatment for Malaria - University of Liverpool		2010/08/16 2010/09/25
The Overlooked Reality: Drug Abuse as a Form of Child Abuse - Elsevier Health Sciences		2010/07/22 2024/08/23
Sirtuin1 May Boost Learning Ability and Memory - Massachusetts Institute of Technology		2010/07/11
New Drugs to Relieve Cancer Pain - University of Leicester		2010/06/21
Side Effects of Drugs Can Lead to Broken Bones - Cell Press		2010/06/09
What is Fioricet - Migraine and Headache Medication Uses and Instructions - Ben Allan		2010/06/05 2010/06/06
Free Prescription Drug Discount Card Saves You Up to 75% - Disabled American Veterans	✓	2010/05/27 2025/01/20
Henry Winkler Helps Raise Awareness of Upper Limb Spasticity - Allergan		2010/05/26 2015/12/27
Childrens Consumption of Chronic Medications Rising - Medco Health Solutions, Inc.		2010/05/19
1 in 50 Americans Considered Permanently Disabled by Mental Illness - Wiley-Blackwell		2010/04/20
Free Antibiotic Program California - Stater Bros. Markets		2010/03/06
Hyalgan Treatment for Osteoarthritis - Thomas C Weiss		2010/03/02 2018/03/15
Aspirin, Acetaminophen and NSAID's Increase Male Hearing Loss Risk - Elsevier Health Sciences	✓ ✓	2010/03/01 2025/09/24
Gaucher Disease Therapy (VPRIV) Approved by FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)		2010/02/28 2022/09/20
Online Canadian Pharmacy Verifier - Canadian International Pharmacy Association		2010/02/22
Is it Legal to Import Prescription Drugs into the U.S. - Ian C. Langtree		2010/02/04 2024/03/02
U.S. FDA: Food and Drug Administration Transparency Task Force - Ian C. Langtree		2010/02/04 2024/03/02
SOMA Reduces Lower Back Pain Disability - MEDA AB		2010/02/03
Free New York City Prescription Drug Card - New York City Drug Card		2010/01/26 2016/11/10
Counterfeit Internet Drugs Pose Significant Risks - Wiley-Blackwell		2010/01/20
Drug Therapy to Minimize Death and Disability from Traumatic Brain Injury - University of California - Davis - Health System		2010/01/16
Increased Risk of Disease Without Chickenpox Vaccine - JAMA and Archives Journals		2010/01/05
Imetelstat Shows Promise Against Glioblastoma and Prostate Cancer - UT Southwestern Medical Center	✓ ✓	2010/01/05 2025/05/28
Drug Interface to Save Lives - University of Alberta		2009/12/10
Benefit of Reboxetine Antidepressant not Proven - Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care		2009/11/24
FREE Drug Discount Card for Disabled Veterans - Disabled American Veterans		2009/11/19 2016/11/10
Epilepsy Drugs could Treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's - BioMed Central		2009/10/28
New Prolastin Version Approved by FDA - Talecris Biotherapeutics		2009/10/19
Cochrane Review Challenges Antiviral Use in Bell’s Palsy Treatment - Wiley	✓ ✓	2009/10/14 2025/06/02
Post-stroke Upper Limb Spasticity - Phase III Data for NT 201 - Merz Pharmaceuticals		2009/10/07
Blood Thinning Drug Safer than Rat Poison - Faculty of 1000		2009/09/29 2010/06/30
OxyContin - Information Uses and Side Effects - Ian C. Langtree		2009/09/09
FDA Approves Extavia for Multiple Sclerosis - Novartis		2009/08/17
Immunocal Clinical Research Initiative - Immunotec		2009/07/08 2023/08/06
Electronic Smartpill Pill Measures pH Levels in Digestive Tract - Digestive Disease Week		2009/06/03
Treatment for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis - Health Canada		2009/06/02 2010/07/03
Tamiflu (Oseltamivir Phosphate) for H1N1 Swine Flu, Avian Flu, Influenza A & B - Ian C. Langtree		2009/04/27 2024/04/20
Gamunex Improves Quality of Life for CIDP Patients - MedThink Communications		2009/04/24 2025/01/10
Prasugrel (Efient): New Antiplatelet Drug for Heart Attack - DAIICHI SANKYO and Eli Lilly and Company	✓ ✓	2009/04/08 2026/02/13
New Drug Shows promise for Psoriatic Arthritis - Wiley-Blackwell		2009/04/07 2016/06/13
Link Between Osteoporosis Drugs and Heart Problems - Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center		2009/04/06
Oxycodone Effective Against Shingles Pain - University of Rochester Medical Center		2009/03/30
New Migraine Drug May Stop Pain with Fewer Side Effects - Mayo Clinic		2009/03/25
The Deadly Potential For Dangerous Drug Reactions - Dr Jenny Tylee		2009/03/22 2024/03/01
Crisis in Our Healthcare System: The Real Consequence of Antibiotics - Dr Jenny Tylee		2009/03/22 2024/03/02
Canada Takes Steps to Improve Safety of Health Products - Health Canada		2009/03/17 2010/06/27
Antibiotics That Don't Trigger Resistance - Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University		2009/03/13
Innappropriate Drug Prescriptions Wasting Millions, Raising Health Risks - Oregon State University		2009/03/04

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