A newly approved pill form of GLP-1 medication could revolutionize obesity treatment by offering a convenient alternative to ...

The FDA says 75% of Americans have trouble taking their medications as directed. Using medication incorrectly contributes to nearly 25% of hospital admissions and approximately 125,000 deaths each ...

Tirzepatide (Zepbound, Mounjaro) is a dual-agonist GLP-1 medication. It works like a GLP-1 agonist, but also targets a ...

FDA proposes creating one-page medication sheets to simplify drug information for patients The agency is now proposing making short medication sheets that summarize basic information including the ...

Patients who receive a simple, multicolor, standardized medication instruction sheet before surgery are more likely to comply with their physician’s instructions and experience a significantly shorter ...

When appropriately prescribed, administered and monitored, medications are a cost-effective way to help older adults maintain health, recover from illness or control symptoms of chronic disease. [1] ...

A new study looked at the value of a medication instruction sheet (MIS) in alerting patients and pharmacists to ADRs, as well as their timing and degree of severity. The MIS predicted the timing of ...

In this policy tip from Heartland, a report is highlighted about the pharmaceutical industry known as academic drug detailing. Through its academic drug detailing policy, the federal government will ...

This drug has boxed warnings. These are the most serious warnings from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Boxed warnings alert doctors and patients about drug effects that may be dangerous.