Drugs

Larissa was a 21-year-old Canadian college student recovering from COVID-19 when she died from complications related to an accidental overdose of acetaminophen, a medication in probably every drug store and most medicine cabinets in the country.

As a growing number of overweight Americans clamor for Ozempic and Wegovy—drugs touted by celebrities and on TikTok to pare pounds—an even more powerful obesity medicine is poised to upend treatment.

The new treatment from Seres Therapeutics provides a simpler, rigorously tested version of stool-based procedures that some medical specialists have used for more than a decade to help patients.

Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company Juno Pharmaceuticals has partnered with U.K.-based Rosemont Pharmaceuticals to bring more specialty liquid medicines into the country. 

Pharmacists in Alberta who have patients using some narcotic drugs to treat opioid use disorder must have transferred them to eligible, licensed AHS clinics. 

It’s the first drug for an inherited form of ALS.

Nirsevimab, also known by its brand name Beyfortus, was authorized on April 19. It was developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi.

Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of symptoms including albuminuria, hyperlipidemia, hypoalbuminemia, and edema, indicating kidney damage.