As many as half of all Americans with chronic diseases like hypertension and depression don't take their medications as prescribed. And more than 100,000 people die due to medication nonadherence each ...

It may seem simple: You’re feeling miserable from being under the weather with the flu, so you go to your nearest drugstore to pick up over-the-counter cold and flu medicine to give you some relief ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) – Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined four other U.S. senators to introduce the CLEAR LABELS Act Tuesday, an act ...

Medications are an important component of health care, but each year their misuse results in over a million adverse drug events that lead to office and emergency room visits as well as ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Senators introduced legislation on Thursday that would require prescription drug labels to identify where the medication was made, adding momentum to a ...

When it comes to over-the-counter medications, it's important to educate yourself on any drug you put in your body, even if they don't require a prescription.

Obesity can alter the action of many types of medications in ways affecting safety and/or efficacy, but this often isn’t mentioned in the labels. Experts in obesity and pharmacology are trying to ...

Federal drug regulators concluded that three obesity medicines should no longer carry label language warning about suicidal thoughts or behavior. The decision covered Wegovy, Zepbound and Saxenda ...

Prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications play vital roles in treating health conditions for older adults, helping ease symptoms and supporting overall well-being. To ensure the intended ...