Ozempic (semaglutide) is prescribed for adults with type 2 diabetes. The drug is given as an injection under the skin once per week. Doctors usually prescribe a starting dose and a maintenance dose.

Xanax (alprazolam) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat anxiety and panic attacks. The drug comes as a tablet that you swallow. It’s usually taken three times daily. Xanax is used to ...

Restasis (cyclosporine) is a brand-name drug that’s prescribed for chronic dry eye in adults and certain children. Restasis comes as an eye drop solution. The typical dosage is one drop per ...

Azstarys (serdexmethylphenidate/dexmethylphenidate) is a brand-name drug prescribed for ADHD in adults and some children. Azstarys comes as an oral capsule that’s ...

To help you sort through the noise, we spoke with experts to learn more about CBD and how to find the right dosage. The CBD market is continuously expanding with new products. However, there are ...

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Drug screening is the process by which potential drugs are identified and optimized before selection of a candidate drug to progress to clinical trials. It can involve screening large libraries of ...

Drug safety relates to the potential for adverse effects related to the administration of drugs. Efforts to establish the safely profile of drugs begin early in their development, with in vitro ...

In the 1990s, overprescribing by doctors, along with aggressive and deceptive drug marketing by pharmaceutical companies, led to a deadly and ongoing opioid epidemic that has killed more than ...

LOS ANGELES—America’s drug crisis has many survivors. Jerry Schlesinger, 72, is among the longest tenured. He tried heroin at 15. Today, he has been sober for two years. In between ...