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Self-Prescribed Vitamins And Herbal Remedies Can Do More Harm Than Good

The common belief that medicinal formulations based on alternative and complementary medicine are tested before they can be approved for use has been accounted for misuse of these products by Australian citizens // .More than 50% of the Australian population have been using alternative medicines in some form or the other, according to a study conducted recently. "This is in contrast to...

Bar Codes For Prescribed Drugs

The medical mistakes are responsible for the deaths of up to 98,000 Americans annually, and that medication errors are among the most frequent of these mistakes. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will propose a rule that would require drugmakers to put bar codes on their products in an effort to reduce the incidence of medical errors. // The proposal is largely aime...

Life-Saving Heart Drug Often Not Prescribed

Researchers say nearly one-third of patients don’t get a prescription for a potentially lifesaving drug after a hospitalization for systolic heart failure, a condition in which the heart has trouble pumping blood. // According to their research they say that those who don’t receive an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor are 14-percent more likely to die within one year than those wh...

Statins Prescribed To Those Who Are At a Risk Of Developing A Heart Disease

In UK deaths due to heart disease is on the rise. Statistics show about 238000 people per year die due to heart problems//. Hence The National Council for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) had asked the health officials to treat patients suffering from heart disease with statins. It is estimate that about 3 million people suffer from 20% risk o developing a heart problem i...

Antidepressants still being prescribed to Teenagers despite being banned!

The antidepressant market is on the rise and is also being prescribed and given despite guidance that they should not given to patients// under 18 because of serious safety concerns. The main reason behind this fiasco is the long waiting periods for suitable therapies like counselling. The most commonly used anti depressant is Prozac which is recommended for under-18s still l...

Nurses to Prescribe Drugs

Government plans to hasten patient treatment has included bestowing nurses and pharmacists with the right to prescribe several drugs//. Under this plan, nurses and pharmacists can undertake extra training in order to prescribe medicines for common illnesses that range from acne to tonsillitis. Many nurses already run their own specialist clinics and will soon be able to pr...

Alberta pharmacists vested with authority to prescribe

The provincial government has permitted the Alberta pharmacists to prescribe drugs and administer vaccines, without a doctor’s approval//. But drugs under the narcotics category or addictive drugs will still need a doctor’s approval. Now, beginning fall, pharmacists who have undergone a full-fledged training program can prescribe medicines for ailments like asthma and high blood press...

Clinicians Participating In the Pharmaceutical-Sponsored Trails Tend To Prescribe Their Drugs

According to a Danish study conducted by Dr. Morten Andersen of the University of Southern Denmark-Odense and colleagues it was found that doctors //who took part in pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials tend to prescribe the sponsor’s drugs. The study results appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research team said that this is due to the fact that the doctor...

AHRQ Finds Antibiotics Over-Prescribed To Children

U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality says that many children are needlessly given antibiotics for sore throats.// A survey found that around 14 percent children went to a doctor for sore throat at least once annually and 20 percent ended up receiving antibiotic prescriptions even if a throat swab was not taken. Antibiotics can cure bacterial infections, but not viral ones. T...

Exercise to be Prescribed for Robust Health in Elderly

Boston – Generally no older adult is happy to come away from any physicians chamber with out a prescription in hand. //In addition to prescribing medicines, as routinely done, would it be beneficial to incorporate exercise recommendations as part of the same prescription?. A researcher in the Lipid Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Ann Yelmokas McDermott, PhD Re...

Widely Prescribed Diabetes Drug Falls Short of Promise, Says New Review

A new systematic review calls into the question the health benefits versus risks of an oral medicine widely prescribed for diabetes throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. // The drug — called pioglitazone — is marketed in the United States by Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., and Eli Lilly and Co. under the trade name Actos. "Our results showed tha...

Drug Prescribed for Migraines and Seizures Increases Risk of Kidney Stones

Topiramate (Topamax), a drug commonly prescribed to treat seizures and migraine headaches, can increase the propensity of calcium phosphate kidney stones//, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. A study – the largest cross-sectional examination of how the long-term use of topiramate affects kidney-stone formation – appears in the October issue of the American Journa...

Doctors in Scotland Prescribe Homeopathic or Herbal Remedies

60% of doctors’ surgeries in Scotland prescribe homeopathic or herbal remedies and the Researchers call for critical review, especially of prescribing to babies and young// children. The results of the study of nearly two million patients were published in the December issue of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen analysed official p...

Rajasthan Doctors to Prescribe Medicines by Generic Name

Doctors at government-run hospitals in Rajasthan will now have to prescribe medicines by their generic names instead of a brand name//, according to Health Minister Digambar Singh. "We have issued a letter in this regard to all government medical colleges, hospitals, primary health centres, community health centres and dispensaries," Singh told IANS. The doctors will have...

No Dying in Peace for Woman Prescribed Medical Pot

Angel Raich describes herself as a ‘dead man walking’. The 41-year mother of two has been informed of possible prosecution// by the U.S federal government for breaching federal drug laws, by the possession and usage of drugs. Suffering from scoliosis, brain tumor and other ailments, Raich has been taking ‘pot’ or marijuana, on her doctor’s prescription, every two hours to battle pain a...

Alberta Pharmacists Entitled to Prescribe Medicines

Calgary – A new ruling in Alberta empowers pharmacists to prescribe medicines to patients suffering minor medical conditions. Now, pharmacists in Alberta// will be allowed to take a decision on the treatment for minor conditions and make modifications to dosages or prescriptions given by doctors. Though this ruling has received widespread acclaim, there are certain concerns about the...

Rajasthan Directs Doctors to Prescribe Medicines by Generic Names

The Rajasthan government has once again directed doctors in government-run medical hospitals to prescribe medicines by their generic names.// An official letter has been issued directing doctors in all government medical colleges, hospitals, primary health centres, community health centres and dispensaries to prescribe only the generic names of medicines and not the branded ones....