An Australian-first study by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) investigating the use of blood sugar-lowering medications among residents with diabetes in aged care homes nationwide, has ...

Purpose. The accuracy, efficiency, and efficacy of four commonly recommended medication safety assessment methodologies were systematically reviewed. Methods. Medical literature databases were ...

We convened interdisciplinary teams and conducted failure mode and effects analyses (FMEAs) for five oral chemotherapy agents: capecitabine, imatinib, temozolomide, 6-mercaptopurine, and an ...

The UK National Health Service has announced a task force to review ADHD provision, in light of an unprecedented rise in diagnoses and prescriptions. Demand has exceeded supply of services and ...

A new study, led by scientists at University College Dublin and the University of Edinburgh, has found that commonly prescribed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication in childhood ...

A heart specialist has sounded the alarm over the dangers lurking in a widely prescribed medication, warning it could be quietly undermining your wellbeing. Dr Aurelio Rojas highlighted that several ...

Certain medications can impair driving because of side effects such as drowsiness, dizziness, or decreased concentration. In Europe, this risk is chiefly assessed using the “Driving under the ...

Researchers in Australia are raising flags about GLP-1 weight-loss medications potentially raising the risk of a rare disease. Scurvy — historically called a "pirate disease" due to long voyages at ...

Higher doses of commonly prescribed ADHD medications may increase the risk of psychosis, a new study has found Getty High doses of commonly prescribed medications for ADHD have been linked to an ...

The médiEval French tool was adapted into the MAEva tool for the African context through a three-stage process: content review by a multidisciplinary group, content ...