When the full patent for Pfizer's drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) expires in June 2011, the price could drop by 75%, from $3 to $1 a day. Currently the highest grossing drug in the world, Lipitor ...

A longtime pharmaceutical executive laments the woeful state of the industry and calls for new leadership to win back public ...

The surprising things your heart doctor really thinks about your weight, your red wine habit, and more. The post 25 ...

Night cramps are a problem readers often ask me about - they're a common complaint and hitherto I've been at a loss to advise ...

Cyclosporine-drug interactions in adult transplant patients and the impact of age were studied. The medical records of transplant patients receiving cyclosporine therapy were identified.

Statins: For statins, the side effects can be surprising. Some people taking these medications have been found to gain weight ...

Now that Novo Nordisk is the world’s weight-loss juggernaut, will it have to betray its first patients—type 1 diabetics?

There’s also a prescription steroid and antihistamine nasal spray called azelastine (Dymista) that seems to improve allergy symptoms more than either drug when used alone. If you’re really ...

I take 8-10 pills a day, including two over-the-counter medications. I take four or five in the morning and four or five in the evening. My question is, how effective are these medications if they are ...

A second opioid lawsuit payment that arrived in Mercer County by air Wednesday was among other payments going to Raleigh ...

Reaching the depths of the respiratory tract is hard even with vapor-based drug delivery. Here, the authors devise inhalable biohybrid microrobots that, thanks to their motility, reach deeper ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is withdrawing approval of 12 new drug applications (NDAs) from multiple applicants. The applicants notified the Agency in writing that the drug ...