Most medications have standardized generic names that are the same worldwide. But some drugs have different brand names in different countries. When traveling, it’s important to be sure you’re getting ...

New words and phrases enter the language in a variety of ways. Many begin life as slang terms (think “mewing” or “goblin mode”), or as shortenings of other words or phrases (as in “nepo baby” or “sus” ...

Some doctors are prescribing weight-loss drugs such as Zepbound and Ozempic to help reduce cravings for illicit drugs and ...

Craig Russell receives funding from BBSRC. If you’ve ever tried discussing medicines with friends or family and found yourself stumbling over the pronunciation — or even resorting to snapping a photo ...

The Institute for Safe Medical Practices has revised its list of look-alike drug names that are often confused, adding more than 80 drug pairs to the resource. The list now includes drug names that ...

(Reuters) - They may be difficult to pronounce, but pharmaceutical companies eager to grab the attention of doctors and patients are returning to drug names starting with X and Z. Recent X-branded ...

In the first round of direct price negotiations between Medicare and drug manufacturers, prices for 10 expensive and commonly used drugs saw price cuts between 38 percent to 79 percent compared to ...

Less than half of people experiencing homelessness regularly used illicit drugs in the prior six months. The most common drugs used by this population aren’t opioids but methamphetamines. And a ...