Long-term sufferers of insomnia who have not found lasting relief from such sleep aids as Ambien or Sonata should consider researching Rozerem, the only medication of its type approved in the treatment of sleeplessness.
Rozerem (ramelteon) is the first of a new class of insomnia drugs: melatonin receptor agonists. These are similar to the naturally-produced sleep [...]

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Reports have surfaced that pop superstar Michael Jackson was spending as much as $48,000 per month on prescription drugs, including Demerol and Diprivan.
A sidelight of this story is the pharmacy that news reports say filled and delivered many of those orders: Mickey Fine Pharmacy & Grill in Beverly Hills.
Mickey Fine is a pretty snazzy-looking place. [...]

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Researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center report in the Dec. 24/31, 2008 issue of JAMA that more than half of older Americans take five or more prescription medications — and that an alarming number of these seniors risk harmful drug interactions.
We’ve warned of drug interactions here before — and have recommended sites like [...]

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Dr. Nancy Snyderman of the Today Show reported this morning on the growing number of Americans who use prescription drugs, and in many cases several prescription drugs, to treat chronic illnesses.

One of the issues the report raises is the importance of being aware of potential drug interactions; be sure to talk with your doctor and [...]

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We assume that eDrugSearch.com users already take Wikipedia with a grain of salt, but just in case you needed some further convincing:
AttorneyatLaw.com reports that Wikipedia entries on prescription drugs “may exclude important information about life-threatening side effects and drug interactions,” according to researchers from Nova Southeastern University in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
As you know, we [...]

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From the Wall Street Journal Law Blog:

After the arguments wrapped up in Wyeth v. Levine…we called around and spoke to a couple lawyers who were present at the scene. Based on those convos, and an AP report, we were able to cobble together an overview of the back-and-forthing…
…the Justices took issue with Wyeth’s argument that [...]

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As reported by CBS News, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices says that deaths linked to prescription medications, such as Chantix and Heparin, have hit an all-time high. Here’s the report by Sharyl Attkisson:

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Tens of thousands of Americans die every year from adverse prescription drug reactions — sometimes from an overdose, other times from an unexpected side effect, and often from taking the wrong combination of drugs. We have written before about the promise of Web sites like PharmaSurveyor and DoubleCheckMD, which help people to check the [...]

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A Purdue University expert reports that more than 1.5 million Americans a year experience preventable drug-induced injuries. Many of these medication mistakes are caused by adverse interactions when a patient is given the wrong combination of drugs.
Watch this informative video from Craig Svensson, dean of Purdue’s College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences, explaining [...]

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Unfortunately, when we are contemplating taking a new prescription medication, too many of us don’t think about possible harmful interactions with the other drugs we’re taking. We treat the risk like all the fast-paced warnings at the end of pharmaceutical commercials — we ignore them.
That’s dangerous — and in a world where [...]

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