Multiple sclerosis: identification and management How to treat the symptoms of the most common cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults.…
Study highlights growing problem of opioid withdrawal in newborns Prescribers should consider the risks of addiction and neonatal opioid withdrawal before starting opioid pain relief, particularly in women of childbearing age.…
Researchers show how MRI data can help predict drug efficacy Scientists have developed a method for using data from functional magnetic resonance imaging to shed light on how central nervous system drugs cause changes in brain activity.…
Facilitate recreational drug testing to help save lives Giving drug users better information about what is in their drugs before they take them could save lives.…
Tizanidine interactions Careful titration of the skeletal muscle relaxant tizanidine is required to avoid dose-related hypotension, and its serum levels can be increased by drugs that inhibit CYP1A2.…
Insomnia drug suvorexant launched in the United States Suvorexant (Belsomra), a first-in-class orexin receptor antagonist drug, is now available on prescription in the United States for adults with insomnia.…
Study highlights safety concerns over morphine use after tonsillectomy New research suggests that morphine should not be used for post-operative pain in children, as it may be unsafe in some children.…
EMA recommends approval of liraglutide as weight loss drugThe European Medicines Agency is recommending that the prescription-only injectable drug liraglutide (Saxenda) should be granted a marketing authorisation as a weight loss product.…
Discovering how to identify new psychoactive substances through PhD research Researcher Amira Guirguis is designing a model to improve on-site identification of new psychoactive substances of misuse. She explains why the work is vital to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and prevent avoidable deaths.…
Can a lemon ever taste sweet?Pam Mason explains why the flavour of what you have just eaten can change the flavour of what you eat next.…