What is the right tool for 24/7 pain? Having the right tool for the job can mean the difference between being on a roller coaster of uncontrolled pain versus being on a merry-go-round of good pain control. Pain medications have two basic methods for delivering the active ingredient: immediate release or sustained release.
Immediate release medications are designed for occasional, temporary pain because they work fast but don't last. This allows a person to use these short-acting medications...
Since 2007, the FDA has been discussing and debating the development of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) for opioid... Read more »
A supermarket chain in the Midwest United States, Meijer, has just announced that they will be giving away metformin at their pharmacies.... Read more »
Last week Zogenix, Inc., a pharmaceutical company that develops products for treating central nervous system disorders and pain, announced... Read more »
This week the FDA approved Exalgo, the first extended-release form of the opioid pain reliever hydromorphone. Exalgo is for the... Read more »
Once upon a time, I walked up and down the colorful streets of Berkeley, California. It was Telegraph Avenue that attracted me most of all.... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of Effexor XR (venlafaxine hydrochloride) to treat major depressive... Read more »
People with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can switch from immediate-release forms of their ADHD medicines to a new... Read more »
A new study suggests that one-a-day Ritalin may be less likely to be abused than other attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder meds. Researchers... Read more »
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There's a band of tissue along the outside of the thigh called the iliotibial band or ITB. In a small number of people (usually women) a thickening... Read more »
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) has released their annual list of the 100 worst cities to live in if you have allergies. Experts... Read more »
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