Drugs

In a population-based study using Manitoba prescription dispensing records, my colleagues and I found that approximately 60% of individuals took at least one prescription medication postpartum.

There is no vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo type of Ebola, which has killed more than 1,700 people in Congo.

McMaster researchers say the next step is to block the cause of these side effects without compromising the benefits of the drug.

The association has finalized a recommendation removing certain low-dose bisacodyl suppositories from the National Drug Schedules.

All of the following statements about the new product Dyanavel XR (amphetamine 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg extended-release tablets) for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are true, EXCEPT for . . .

A recent study found one in three pharmacies in the province could not dispense mifepristone within three days of receiving a prescription.

The drug from Merck was OK’d on Thursday for patients with artery-clogging cholesterol that persists even after taking statins.