medication

People with unneeded prescription medication can dispose of it on Saturday at collection sites across Florida under a program organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Scientists are testing a taste-blocker that could change medication intake, particularly for those who struggle with swallowing pills or bitter-tasting liquids.

Doctors have no national standards on when to order urine tests to check whether adult ADHD patients are properly taking their medication. Some patients are subjected to much more frequent testing than others.

Reliance on foreign manufacturers is the top reason the U.S. struggles to head off shortages, says Sen. Gary Peters, a Michigan Democrat who chairs the Homeland security committee.

Makers of products like Children's Tylenol say they're trying to keep up with big demand as RSV, flu and COVID spread. But medical experts note that kids' fevers don't always call for medicine.

Since 2007, the supermarket chain has provided more than 100 million free prescription drugs to customers at its 1,200 pharmacies.

The agency may soon approve another drug for a deadly neurodegenerative disease based on partial data that’s being debated by experts.

Former nurse RaDonda Vaught is on trial on charges of reckless homicide. Her case raises consequential questions about how nurses use computerized medication-dispensing cabinets.

Research involving crayfish spotlights the issue of medications entering the environment through improper disposal or excreting amounts in the bathroom.

Mail-order prescriptions are another victim of recent changes to post office operations around the country. For some people, getting your mail on time could be a matter of life or death.