#drug-safety

#drug-safety

It's a subject that comes up with some regularity when frequent travelers discuss etiquette. On Reddit's r/travel forum, you can read a lengthy debate over this, with some flight crew members weighing in. (One takeaway: chocolate is often well-received.) A Condé Nast Travler article from 2019 pointed out that this is completely legal: "Flight attendants are allowed to receive small gifts from passengers," Cynthia Drescher wrote.

Other than the well-known risks around muscle pain and diabetes, only four of 66 other statin side-effects listed on labels liver test changes, minor liver abnormalities, urine changes and tissue swelling are supported by evidence. And the risks are very small, according to the systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Lancet. Statins have been used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide over the last three decades and are proven to reduce heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths.

My family and I have been watching post-season baseball, and I think I have to lie down. We've seen so many ads for drugs prescribed to treat plaque psoriasis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis that I'm sure I've developed a rash, nausea, joint pain and dizziness. Just by watching. iSpot, the TV ad news site, says drug companies bought 895.8 million dollars worth of ads in sports programming last year.

One of neurologist Anelyssa D'Abreu's least favorite tasks is giving her patients a dreaded diagnosis: early-stage Alzheimer's disease. But it's not quite as bad as it used to be. Today when they ask, "Is there anything we can do?" D'Abreu has a new answer: "Perhaps." Unlike a decade ago, when D'Abreu had little to offer her patients with Alzheimer's, there are now drugs that may impede the disease's progression.

Experts have issued a warning to Mounjaro users over attempts to squeeze extra doses of the weight-loss drug out of prescribed syringes. Under weight loss plans set up through pharmacies, people pay for four weekly doses of the drug injected from a Kwickpen, which should be discarded after use, says the drug manufacturer Eli Lilly. However, some users are drawing out leftover liquid inside the pen - intended for priming before each injection - to create a fifth dose, dubbed the golden dose.

A study has been launched due to reports of serious side effects related to weight loss drugs potentially affecting the pancreas, prompting safety investigations.

Sun Pharma's factory faced severe scrutiny after inspectors found contamination, leading to a ban on exportation to the U.S., highlighting the conflict between safety and drug supply.

To me they were a clean-cut, hardworking couple who left early in the morning and were ambitious. They were a pleasure to be around.

Drug safety experts in the UK warn women using weight-loss jabs should stop if trying for a baby, pregnant or breastfeeding, citing unknown risks to unborn babies.

The HSE warns that a higher dose means a higher risk, particularly when the potency of the product is unclear.