Fluoxetine is the only antidepressant to be used in bipolar disorder, NICE says NICE is now focusing on the effectiveness of individual drugs, rather than the tradition of recommending drug classes as a whole for its bipolar guidance.…
Cancer drugs approved faster in the United States than in Europe or Canada Regulatory agencies in the United States take less time to approve new cancer drugs than those in Europe or Canada, according to new research.…
Statin target linked to increased risk of diabetes and weight gain Inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase is partly responsible for the increased risk of type 2 diabetes seen with statin treatment.…
European Medicines Agency to review Ebola therapiesExperimental Ebola treatments are to be reviewed by the European Medicines Agency as part of the international response to the disease outbreak in West Africa.…
Anticonvulsant lamotrigine could have antibiotic promise, researchers suggest Researchers have found that some bacteria cannot create a complete ribosome in the presence of lamotrigine.…
How fruit juice interacts with common medicines How fruit juices can interact with common medicines and put your patients at risk.…
US neurologists warn against long-term opioid use for non-cancer pain Half of patients taking opioids for at least three months are still taking them five years later, with long-term use associated with serious risk of overdose or addiction.…
Only a quarter of children on ADHD drugs given psychotherapy in the United States New research suggests that few children in the United States taking ADHD medication are also receiving psychotherapy.…
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? The ‘ice bucket challenge’ was started to raise awareness of ALS; find out more about this fatal neurodegenerative condition.…
New approach to target antimicrobial resistance A new antimicrobial approach is proposed that imposes direct evolutionary pressure at the gene level.…